2 
Body muscular, flesh tough and not fit to 
be eaten. 
Foody the carcases of other animals, which 
they seize and tear. 
Nest in high places. 
Eggs about four. 
Female larger than the male. 
They live in pairs. 
This order includes the four following 
genera : 
1. Vultur, the Vultures. 2. Falco, the 
Eagles, Buzzards, Falcons, and Hawks. 
3. Strix, the Owls. 4. Lanius, the Shrikes, 
or Butcher Birds. 
ACCIPITRES. 
GENUS I. 
VULTUR — VULTURES. 
No Birds of this genus were ever taken 
in the British isles. 
