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
Old World Vultures
(Subfamily Vulturina)To all intents and purposes the Old World Vultures are similar in appearance and habits to their relatives in the New World, and all were at one time united in a single group, but as already pointed out, they are essentially different in structure, having imperforate nostrils and the hind toe on the same level as the front ones, as in typical members of the group.
They are large birds, with strong feet, rather blunt claws, and featherless head and neck/ and all feed to a greater or less extent on carrion.
They are disposed in seven genera and about seventeen species, but as it will not be possible to fully describe them all, a few of the more striking and interesting forms may be selected and briefest mention made of a few others.
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