. La biblioteca del naturalista; contenente descrizioni scientifiche e popolari di uomo, quadrupidi, uccelli, pesci, rettili e insetti; . calore, che a loro è una particolare grafificazione. Sono protetti dalla legge o dall'uso; e può essere detto essere completely addomesticated, essendo comune come il pollame domestico ed equallyfamilial. Gli abitanti sono generalmente disgustati con le loro abitudini sporche; tuttavia, essendo considerati come un contributo alla rimozione della materia animale morta, che, se permesso a putrefy durante la stagione calda, renderebbe l'atmosfera impuro, hanno un rispetto pagato
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. The naturalist's library; containing scientific and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects; . heat, which to them is a peculiar grati-fication. They are protected by law or usage; and may be said to be com-pletely domesticated, being as common as the domestic poultry, and equallyfamiliar. The inhabitants generally are disgusted with their filthy habits ;but notwithstanding, being viewed as contributing to the removal of thedead animal matter, which, if permitted to putrefy during the hot season, would render the atmosphere impure, they have a respect paid them as sca-vengers, whose labors are subservient to the public good. It sometimeshappens that after having gorged themselves, these birds vomit down thechimneys, which must be intolerably disgusting, and must provoke the ill-will of those whose hospitality is thus requited. 1 Cathartes Vulturinus, Temm. 54 426 AVES—VULTURE The black vulture is seldom found on the Atlantic, to the northward ofNewbern, North Carolina; but inhabits the whole continent to the south-ward as far as Cape Horn. THE LAMMERGEYER, OR BEARDED VULTURE.*. In its attitudes this bird resembles the eagles more than the vultures, itsconfident and sprightly bearing strongly contrasting with the crouching andsuspicious postures of the latter. Like these, however, it generally retainsits wings in a state of half expansion when at rest, and its neck more 01less retracted within its shoulders. Its food, as we shall presently see, ismore frequently sought in a living prey than on a putrefying carcass; andfor this reason it is not often found, like the vultures, assembling in con-siderable troops. The increased curvature of its talons also contributes tothe same object, by enabling it to carry off its prey, whether living or dead.A careful comparison of their characters, or. what is far better, of the animalsthemselves, as they exist side by side in tne menagerie, wiL show hownearly this bird holds the middle stati
