EGYPTIAN NEOPHRON. 
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The young of the year, have the head thinly 
covered with down, and, as observed, have the 
colouring of the uncovered parts of a less clear 
appearance than in the adults ; the plumage is 
entirely of a dull blackish brown with yellowish 
spots on the tips of the feathers. The quills how- 
ever are black, though not of so clear a tint as in 
the old birds. In approaching to maturity, the 
dark parts of the plumage assume a rich purplish 
brown tint, the feathers appear more glossy, and 
these dark parts afford a pleasing and strong 
contrast with the cream yellow of body. 
We shall now enter upon the second family of 
the Raptores 
