The Turkey vulture is found over the whole United States, but is more numerous in the southern region…
Vultures are carrion eaters. The head and neck are usually bare, and the bill and claws weaker than…
"Sherman's Campaign. The capture of Buzzard's Roost at Hovey Gap, Ga., May 8th, 1864. Among the strongholds…
"B. vulgaris is twenty-two inches long, the head is large and the body heavy. Above, the color…
Also known as the winter falcon, is found in California, Wisconsin, and South Carolina.
Genus Coragyps, about the size of a small turkey. This one is feeding on a cow's head.
Genus Cathartes, found in the Americas, sometimes as far north as New England. These buzzards…
Black vulture (or carrion crow), genus Coragyps, about the size of a small turkey. This group…
C. Californianus, a large species of vulture, found only on the western side of the Rocky Mountains,…
"The Osprey, the fish hawk, bald buzzard, or fishing eagle. A bird of prey, of almost world wide distribution…
"In birds of prey the claws are powerful and hooked; in others the foot is flat, claws straight, and…
"Buteo borealis. Red-tailed Buzzard. "Hen Hawk". Upper surface of tail rich chestnut, with white tip…
"Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis. American Rough-legged Buzzard. "Black Hawk" Adult: Too variable…
"Cathartes aura. Turkey Buzzard. Blackih-brown, grayer on the wing-coverts; quills black, ashy-gray…
Circaetus gallicus is a "bird of prey inhabiting all the countries bordering the Mediterranean, and…