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black feathers coming through the down, which has become very long and fluffy. At this age they are very plump and heavy. The color of the eyes and head have not changed perceptibly, but the feet and legs have become rough and covered with whitish scales, as in the adult birds‘

Their manner of moving with head close to the ground. their bright

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eyes always on the intruder. and head inclined with a vigilant pose, gives them an appearance of great cunning.

By the ﬁfth week (July 25), the greatest change to be noted in the young Vulture under observation was in the increased length of wing and tail feathers, as well as the greater area showing black. This, in sharp contrast to the snowy down still covering the greater part of the body, renders the young Turkey Vulture a very peculiar, if not an attractive objectl

My last visit to this nest was on August 9, and I found the young bird well covered with black feathers and almost fully grown The neck and head were still Covered with a thin coating of down, and none of the livid color seen on these parts of the adult bird had made an appearance. At this time it was about seven weeks old, and I should think a week or ten