ANATOMY OF BIRDS
GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION
MIGRATIONS OF BIRDS
CLASSIFICATION OF BIRDS
LIZARD-TAILED BIRD
AMERICAN TOOTHED-BIRDS
THE OSTRICHES
THE RHEAS
EMEUS AND CASSOWARIES
THE TINAMOUS
THE KIWIS
THE PENGUINS
LOONS AND GREBES
ALBATROSSES & PETRELS
STORK-LIKE BIRDS
GOOSE-LIKE BIRDS
FALCON-LIKE BIRDS
FOWL-LIKE BIRDS
CRANE-LIKE BIRDS
PLOVER-LIKE BIRDS
CUCKOO-LIKE BIRDS
THE ROLLER-LIKE BIRDS
SPARROW-LIKE BIRDS
Birds and Birding's Guide to:
Watching THE FALCON-LIKE BIRDS
THE KITES, BUZZARDS, EAGLES, HAWKS, AND ALLIES
The Eared Vultures
The so-called Eared Vultures of the genus Otogyps take their name from certain naked, fleshy folds or lappets on the sides of the head. Two species are known, of which the African Eared Vulture (O. auricularis) is the larger, being some forty-five inches in length.
It is found occasionally in southern Europe, but principally in Egypt and tropical Africa, being brown in color, and has the inner surface of the thighs feathered, whereas the other species, known as the Pondicherry Vulture (0. calvus), has the inner surface of the thighs naked.
The latter is a much smaller bird with the plumage black, and it is found in the Indian peninsula and the Indo-Chinese countries.
They build nests of great size, which are often used from year to year, one described by Hume containing over 600 pounds of material. The nests are always placed in trees, especially the tall banyans.
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