GRIFFIN VULTURE. — Gyps fulvus . 
The Common, or Grieein Vulture, lives in many parts of the old world. In 
some places, where animals are allowed to lie unburied, or offal is thrown about 
in the streets, the Vulture is a very useful bird, eating the meat before it can 
decay. The colour of this Vulture is a yellowish-brown over the greater part of 
the body. The quill feathers of the tail and wings are nearly black, the ruff 
round the base of the neck is composed of long, white slender feathers, and the 
head and neck are clothed with short white down. 
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