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The Turkey Vulture (Cathartes aura), America. 
The Black Vulture (C. atratus ), southern United States. 
The King Vulture ( Gypagus papa), South America. 
The Cinereous Vulture \Vultur cinereus ), southern Eu¬ 
rope and Africa. 
The Pondichery Vulture (V. calvus ), India. 
The Griffon Vulture ( Gyps fulvus ), southern Europe 
and Africa. 
The Lammergeyer or Bearded Vulture ( Gypoetos bar- 
batus), Mediterranean region. 
The Caracara Buzzard ( Polyborus cheriway ), southern 
United States. 
The Red-tailed Buzzard (. Buteo borealis ), North America. 
The Red-shouldered Buzzard (. B . lineatus), North 
America. 
Swainson’s Buzzard (B. swainsoni), western United States. 
The Rough-legged Buzzard ( Archibuteo lagopus sancti- 
johannis), North America. 
The Osprey or Fish Hawk (. Pandion haliaetus ), Whole 
world. 
The Sparrow Hawk ( Falco sparverius ), North America. 
The Prairie Falcon (.Fmexicanus ), western United 
States. 
The Kestrel ( Tinnunculus alaudarius ), Europe. 
The Merlin (' Hypotriorchis cesalon), Europe. 
The Pigeon Hawk ( Accipterfuscus ), North America. 
The Tiny Hawk ( A . tinus ), West Indies. 
Cooper’s Hawk {A. cooperi ), North America. 
The Brahminy Kite (. Haliastur intermedins ), India. 
The White Goshawk ( Astur novce-hollandice), Australia. 
The Greater Spotted Eagle ( Aquila maculata ), Europe 
and Asia. 
The Lesser Spotted Eagle (.A. pomarina ), southern 
Russia. 
Golden Eagle ( A . chryscetos ), North America. 
The Wedge-tailed Eagle ( A. audax ), Australia. 
The Bald Eagle (. Haliaetus leucocephalus), North America. 
The Cinerous Sea Eagle (AT. albicilla), northern Europe, 
Asia, and Greenland. 
A large number of American species belong to the 
Accipitres. 
The buzzards proper are a group of hawks, generally of 
large size and rather heavy flight. The eagles are closely 
