BUTE O, fpecie Gallo Pavonis. 
Vultur Gallina Africane facie. Hift. Yam. 294. Vol. 2. Urubu Brafilienfibus Marg. p. 207. ed. 1648. W. illughb. Angl. p. 68. 
“Syn. av. p. 10. Vulturi affinis Brafilienfis Urubu Marg. Raji Syn. p. 180. Tropilotle, five Aura, Hernandez, p.331. quoad de- 
feriptionem. Coxequautitli de Hernandez, edit. a Ximen. p.186. Aura Nieremb. ] : : 
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: == HIS Bird weighs four pounds and. 
(| an half The Head, and part of the 
Neck red, bald and.flefhy, like that 
of a Turky, befet thinly with black 
hairs; the Bill two inches and an 
hali long, half cover’d with flefh, 

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the end white, 
but without angles on the fides of the upper man- 
_ dible. The Noftrils are remarkably large and open, 
fituate at an unufual diftance from the eyes: the 
Feathers of the whole body havea mixture of brown 
purple and green; the Legs fhort, of a flefh colour: 
ey 
Lee. 
aS ve: 
- their Toes are long-fhaped, like thofe of Dunghil-. 
_ fowls; their Claws black, and not fo hooked as thofe 
of Haws. oe Es ee ; 
Their Food is Carrion; in fearch after which they 
are always foaring in the air. They'continue a long 
time on the wing, and with an eafy, fwimming mo- 
tion mount and fall, without any vifible motion of 
their wings. A dead carcafs will‘ attract together 
great numbers of ’em; and ’tis pleafant to obferve 
. their contentions in feeding. An Eagle fometimes 
_ prefides at the Banquet, and makes them keep their 
diftance whiles he fatiates himfelf. - This Bird has 
a wonderful fagacity in fmelling: no fooner there is 
a beaft dead, but they are feen approaching from 
all quarters of the air wheeling about, and gra- 
dually defcending and drawing nigh their prey, till 
at length they fall upon it. They are generally 
thought not to prey on any thing living, though I 
have known them kill Lambs; and Snakes are their 
oe . 
. 
ufual food. ‘Their cuftom is, to rooft many of ’em 
together, on tall dead Pine or Cypres-trees, and in 
the morning continue feveral hours on their rooft, 
with their wings {pread open: I believe, that the 
air may have the greater influence to purify their 
filthy carcafles. They are little apprehenfive of dan- 
ger, and will fuffer a near approach, efpecially when 
_ they are eating. 
and hooked like that of a Hawk; 
BUSE a ficure de Paon. 
= ET Oifeau pefe quatre livres 15 demi. 
AWA) Ll ala téte © une partie du col rouge, 
4 chauve '9 charnu comme celu: d’un din- 
Aiba) don, clairement femé de poils noirs ; le 
GA) bec de deux pouces © demi de long, mos- 
: ==) tid couvert de chair, © dont le bout qui 
eft blanc eft crochu comme celur d’un Faucon, mais il wa 
point de crochets aux cotés de la mandibule fupericure ; les 
narrines font trés grandes trés ouvertes placecs a une 
diftance extraordinaire des yeux : ae de tout le corps 
ont un melange de pourpre fonce O*de verd: fes jambes 
font courtes 9 de couleur de chazr, fes doigts longs comme 
ceux des cogs domeftiques, (9 fes ongles que font nowes ne 
font pas fi crochues que celles des Faucons, 



Lis fe nourreffent de charogne, iS voltigent fans ceffe 
pour tacher d’en découvrir. Ils fe tiennent long-tems 
fur Vaile, © montent © defcendent d’un vol arfé fans qu'on - 
puilje sappercevoir du mouvement de leurs ailes. Une cha- 
voune attire un grand nombre de ces oifeaux, © il y a du 
plaifir a etre préfent aux difputes qu'ils ont entr’cux en 
mangeant. Une Aigle prefide fouvent au feflin, © les fait 
tenir a Vécart pendant quelle fe repait. | | 
Ces oifeaux ont un odorat merveileux. Il n’y a pas pli 
tdt une charogne qu'on les voit venir de toutes parts en. 
tournant torjours (S defcendant peu a peu jufqu’a ce qwen- 
jin ils tombent fur leur proye. On crott généralement quils 
ne mangent rien qut att ve mais je fat quil y en 
aqua ont tué des agneaun, S que les ferpens font leur nour- 
yiture ordinaire ; la coutume de ces orfeaux eff de fe jucher 
pluftcurs enfemble fur de vieux pins ou cyprés, © le mae 
tin tls reftent plufieurs heures a leur juchotr, les atles de- 
ployées, afin que l’air, ace que je crow, puifje purifier 
plns facilement leur vilaine carcaffe. Ils necraignent — 
guéres le danger, & fe larffent approcher de prés fur tout 
. 
lors qu ils mangent. 



