. Falknerei, der Sport der Könige . irdMiii ILEK III U Mill II ilural bize © National Geographic Society Th li^in i CALIFORNIA CONDORVogel auf Barsch und eine fliegende ne:ir durch, Erwachsene; obere und untere Jagdfiguren, unreifen DIE NATIONALE GEOGRAPHISCHE ZEITSCHRIFT. (Qi Nauonal Gico^vn>hi: Gesellschaft SCHWARZER GEIER Oberer Appruxinately unc-L-iglUh iiatury,! GrößeTURKEY VULTUREMehr Adler, FALKEN UND GEIER 67 SCHWARZGEIER (^Coragyps atratus atratus) der Schwarzgeier unterscheidet sich vom putenbussard, auch in einer Entfernung, durch seinen kurzen, quadratischen Schwanz und durch die eigentümliche Flugmethode, in der er fliegt

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. Falconry, the sport of kings . irdMiii iLeK III u Mill II ilural bize © National Geographic Society Th li^in i CALIFORNIA CONDORBird on perch and one flying ne:ir by, adults; upper and lower Hying figures, immature THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE. (Qi Nauonal Gico^vn>hi: Society BLACK VULTURE Upper Appruxiniately unc-L-iglUh iiatury, ! sizeTURKEY VULTURELower n EAGLES, HAWKS, AND VULTURES 67 BLACK VULTURE (^Coragyps atratus atratus) The black vulture is distinguished fromthe turkey buzzard, even at a distance, byits short, square-ended tail, and by thepeculiar method of flight in which thewings are flapped rapidly, followed by ashort sail with stiffly extended pinions.Large light patches across the ends of thewings form another prominent mark forfield identification. The black vulture subsists on carrion, and often gathers in greedy hordes thatsoon leave the bones of large carcassespicked clean. It is active and aggressive, and at its feasts will drive away themeeker-spirited turkey vulture. It is saidto kill young chickens, young pigs, andlambs when opportunity offers, so at timesit may be quite destructive. Occasionally it utters a low, gutturalnote, quickly repeated, that is barely audi-ble a hundred yards away. Because of

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• bookcentury1900
• bookdecade1920
• booksubjectfalconry
• bookyear192