Birds Tioga Oo, N,T. Aldeil Lormif. | 
459 . Turkey Buzzard. Rare. But one of 
those has come under my observation; tliat 
was shot about five miles south of here. * 
Os ^Og XV, Jon©. 1890 , pTse 
'ii 6 S. Occurrence of Turkey Buzzard on Long Island. By Robert 
B^ Lawrence 75 , No. 4, Aug. 19, p. 64.-8000 at Flushing, Aug. 2, 
1885. Van. Si Stream, Vol.XXVH ^ 
The Turkey Buzzard in Central New York.— I have lately examined all 
that remain.s of a Cathartcs aura which was killed in Oneida County, N. Y., 
in May, 1879. When first seen he was in company with three others in a 
small grove in Westmoreland Township, and was shot by Mr. Lavello J. 
Groves, of that town, who had him mounted and preserved. This is cer- 
tainly the first record for the County and, I think, for this part of the 
State.— Egbert Bagg, Jr., Utica, N. I'Auk, 2 , Jan., 1886 . 
The Turkey Buzzard in Western New York. — Turkey Buzzard 
{Catkartes aura) was shot at Kendall Mills, ten miles northwest of this 
town, May 23, 1884, by a farmer named George lloft'man. He saw the bird 
sitting on the top of a dead tree near where he was at work, and by a well- 
directed shot with his rifle brought it to the ground. The bird was 
purchased by Mr. D. T. Bruce, a taxidermist of Brockport, and is now in 
his collection. The specimen was recorded by Mr. Bi uce in the ‘Brockport 
Republic' of May 29, 1884; but the occurrence seems worthy of a more 
accessible and permanent record. — J. T. Fraser, Brockfori, IT. T. 
Auk, I. July, 1884 . V. ^ 93 . 
LouB IsUnd Bird Not©s. Wm. Dutok.r 
K Cathartes aura. Turkey Vulture.-Mv. Knoess, 
c n- -1 eml informed me tVmt he mounted a specimen of this 
of Rivet 1 , James A. Tohnston, of Brook- 
7“ "i; E B jlnE, in lose .ossess.oo Use bi,1 now 
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village of Greenport, ‘'‘"igsk P. - 
^ r A in Forest and Stream, Aug. 19, 1886, 
t A later Long Island record may be found m Forest 
p. 64. 
Bird Notes from Xjong 
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15. Cathartes aura. Turkey Vulture. — Since making my previous 
record* on this species I have secured several others through the kindness 
of Mr. Alfred Marshall, an Associate Member of the Union. The records 
were all made at the extreme southwestern portion of the Island, Mr. 
Marshall residing in Flatbush, Kings Co. The following is a copy' of his 
notes: “September 5, 1S77, Mr. Johnston says, ‘The flagman on the 
Manhattan Beach R. R., at the Parkville crossing, saw a large bird flying 
about six feet from the ground, and as it flew by succeeded in stunning it 
with a stone. He afterward saw it and found it to be a Turkey Vulture in 
splendid condition.’ June 9, 1885, Mr. Johnston also saw two flying over 
his residence at Parkville, and again on August 26, of the same year, he 
saw another. July 19, i886, he saw still another, being pursued by a Crow. 
The Vulture mounted to a great height, the Crow following. In May, 
1885, I saw one, and May 16, the following year, I saw another. It was 
sitting on the top of a dead tree near Ocean Avenue, Greenfield, Kings 
Co. Two or three wagons drove by while I was watching the bird, but it 
did not fly, so I crept under the tree to get a good view of it. After watch- 
ing it for ten minutes, I threw a stone to start it, but it did not fly until I 
hit the limb it was sitting on ; then it flew to another tree about fifty yards 
off and commenced cleaning its feathers. It was about 5 a.m. when I saw 
the bird first. I think it had been eating and had gorged itself. These are 
all the notes I can collect, and Ibelieve they cover the visits of this Vulture 
in our locality for the past decade.” 
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