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NEOPHRON. 
anterior part of the head and face naked ; 
neck covered with accuminated feathers; 
wings ample, third quill longest ; legs of 
mean length and strength ; tarsi reticulated ; 
toes united at the base ; claws strong, 
slightly hooked and blunt. 
Native country. — Southern Europe, Asia, 
Africa ; chiefly the latter and the European 
coast adjacent. 
