of the United States . 
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Inhabits the territory of the United States beyond the 
Rocky Mountains ; and California. 
2. Cathartes Gtryphus, Temm. Black ; wings varied with 
white, not reaching beyond the tail ; head carunculated. 
Female destitute of the caruncle. Young entirely brown. 
Vultur gryphus , L. Gypagus griffus , Vieill. 
Inhabits the south-western territory of the United States - 
Mexico, and especially the Andes of Chili and Peru. 
3. Cathartes papa, 111. Reddish-white ; wings and tail 
black; nostrils carunculated. 
Young dark bluish ; belly and sides of the rump whitish. 
Vultur papa, L. Gypagus papa, Vieill. 
Inhabits the warmest parts of America : appears occasion- 
ally in Florida during summer. 
4. Cathartes aura, 111. Black ; neck feathered equally all 
round ; wings not reaching beyond the tail ; tail rounded ; 
nostrils oval. 
Young brown ; wing-coverts and secondaries spotted with 
white. 
Turkey Buzzard or Turkey Vulture, Vultur aura , Wils .- 
dm. Orn. ix. p. 95. pi. 75. fig. l. 
Inhabits throughout the Union, the West Indies and South 
America; most numerous in the southern states ; breeds and 
winters in New-Jersey ; not farther north. 
5. Cathartes jota, Nob. Black ; neck more feathered above 
than below ; wings not reaching beyond the tail ; tail slightly 
emarginate ; nostrils linear-oval. 
Young entirely brown. 
Black Vulture or Carrion Crow, Vultur atratus, Wils. dm., 
Orn. ix. p. 104 .pi. 75* fig. 2. Vultur jota, Molina. 
Inhabits the continent of America as far north as North 
Carolina. Forms the transition from the American, to the 
European subgenus, Percnopterus. 
