_Catharista urubu urubu. Case 3, Fig. 10_
Head black, plumage without the brownish cast of
the Turkey Vulture.
_Range._ Eastern U.S., north to Virginia; an
abundant Permanent Resident. Washington, casual,
Mch., July, Dec.
The Vulture of southern cities; a frequenter of slaughter houses and
markets. In flight the under surfaces of the wing look silvery. It is by
no means so impressive a figure in the air as the Turkey Vulture. Two
pale bluish white eggs, generally with brown markings, are laid on the
ground under logs, bushes, palmettoes, etc., in March and April.