Chapter III

DIVISION I.--THE CARINATE BIRDS (CARINATÆ).

THE ACCIPITRINE ORDER--BIRDS OF PREY.

VULTURES AND CARACARAS.

The Birds of Prey--Distinctive Characters--The Cere--How
the Birds of Prey are Divided--Difference between a
Hawk, an Owl, and an Osprey--The Three Sub-orders of the
Accipitres--Sub-order FALCONES--Difference between the
Vultures of the Old World and the Vultures of the New
World--THE OLD WORLD VULTURES--Controversy as to how the
Vultures reach their Prey--Waterton on the Faculty of
Scent--Mr Andersson’s, Dr. Kirk’s, and Canon Tristram’s
Views in Favour of Sight--THE BLACK VULTURE--THE
GRIFFON VULTURE--Its Capacity for Feeding while on the
Wing--THE EARED VULTURE--One of the Largest of the
Birds of Prey--Whence it gets its Name--THE EGYPTIAN
VULTURE--A Foul Feeder--THE NEW WORLD VULTURES--THE
CONDOR--Its Appearance--Power of Flight--Habits--THE KING
VULTURE--THE TURKEY VULTURE--THE CARACARAS--Distinctive
Characters--Habits--THE SECRETARY BIRD--How it Attacks
Snakes--Habits--Appearance--THE ÇARIAMA 254

CHAPTER IV.

THE LONG-LEGGED HAWKS AND BUZZARDS.

THE BANDED GYMNOGENE--Habits--Its Movable Tarsi--THE
HARRIERS--Distinctive Features--THE MARSH
HARRIER--Habits--Its Thievish Propensities--THE
HARRIER-HAWKS--Colonel Greyson’s Account of
their Habits--THE CHANTING GOSHAWKS--Why so
Called--Habits--THE TRUE GOSHAWKS--Distinctive
Characters--THE GOSHAWK--Distribution--In Pursuit of
its Prey--Appearance--THE SPARROW-HAWKS--Distinctive
Characters--THE COMMON SPARROW-HAWK--Habits--Appearance--THE
BUZZARDS--Their Tarsus--THE COMMON BUZZARD--Where
Found--How it might be turned to Account--Food--Its
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