CATALOGUE. 
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3. 0 TO GYPS AURICULARI8, Baud. Sp. 
Yultur auricularis, Baud., Tr. d'Orn. 11. p. 10. Le Vaill, 
Ois. d'Afr, t 9. Bonap., C. G. Av. p. 10. 
Otogyps auricularis, G. JR. Gray, List Gen. of Birds 
(1841), p. 2; Genera of Birds, 1. p. 6; Cat. B. 
Brit. 3Ius. p. 5. 
? Vultur nubicus, H. Smth. Griff'., An. Kingd. I. t. 
p. 64. 
? Yultur segyptius, Temm., Bl. Col. 4<07,jun. 
The Sociable Vulture. 
A. b. c. Abyssinia. From Sir W. Harris's Collection. 
Subfam. GYPIN^, Blytk. 
Genus Gyps, Samg^iy, Descr. de VEgyp. Hist. Nat. (1809), 
/. p. 71. 
VuLTTJE, Keyserling et Blasius. 
4. GYPS FULVUS, Gmel. Sp. 
Vultur fulvus, Gmel., S. JST. L. I. p. 249. Lath., Hist. 
I. p. 17. Yarrell, Brit. B. 1. p. 1. 
Gyps fulvus, G.B. Gray, Gen. of Birds, 1. p. 6; Cat. B. 
Brit. Mils. p. 6. Hodgs., Cat. B. Nep. p. 37. Blyth, 
Cat. B. Mus. A. S. Beng. p. 32. Bonap., C. G. Av. 
p. 10. 
? Vultur Kolbii, Baud., Tr. d'Orn. 1. p. 15. 
The Eulvous Vulture, Lath. 
A. Assam. From William Griffith's Collection. 
B. Kumaon. From Captain R. Strachey's Collection. 
dirt and vermin. As no one disturbs them, they are not shy, but are cowardly 
birds, giving way to dogs, jackals, and even crows. Among themselves when 
about prey, they have constant squabbles, — screaming and hissing at each other, 
but they do not fight." — (Extract from Dr. F. (Buchanan) Hamilton's Notes on 
Indian Birds.) The two kinds of Vulture above referred to by Dr. F. (B.) Hamil- 
ton are Gyps ( Vulttir) hengalensis of Gmelin, the Changoun of Vieillot and Le 
Vailliant, and the Otogyps ( Vxdtur) calvus of Scopoli, the VuUi(/)' pondicerianus of 
authors. Dr. Hamilton confirms Mr. Blyth's statement above mentioned, that 
the Changoun always pays the other the compliment of allowing it to eat first, 
on which account, in the Hindi language, the last is called Raj Sogon or Raj 
Gidh, for Raj signifies Royal; and the Changoun in that language is called simply 
Sogon or Gidh. Changoun or Sogon is nothing else than the Sanskrit Sdkun, a 
bird in general. Raj-Sahun is the King-bird. Gidh is the vernacular form of the 
Sanskrit Gridhra, a Vulture ; Raj Gidh, therefore, is the King- Vulture. 
