Species 13.—Hystrix cristata.
- Hystrix cristata. Linn. I. 74.
- Porc-épic. Buff. xii. pl. 51.
- Crested Porcupine. Penn. Quad.
| Classis. | Aves. | Auct. |
| Ordo. | Raptores. | Ill. |
| Fam. | Vulturidæ. | Vigors. in Linn. Trans. |
| Genus. | Vultur. | Auct. |
Species 1.—Vultur fulvus.
- Vultur fulvus. Briss. I. 462, sp. 7.
- Gyps vulgaris. Sav. Ois. d’Egypte.
- Le Percnoptere. Pl. Enl. 426.
- Vautour Griffon. Temm. Manuel d’Orn. p. 5.
- Alpine Vulture. Var. B. Lath. Gen. Hist. I. p. 17.
This species was observed by Major Denham in the neighbourhood of all the large towns through which he passed. It was attracted by the offal, and refuse of every description, which the inhabitants were accustomed to throw out for its use. For the services which these birds thus performed, they met with protection in return from the natives, who did not permit them to be destroyed.
| Fam. | Falconidæ. | Leach. |
| Subfam. | Accipitrina. | V. in Linn. Trans. |
| Genus. | Astur. | Auct. |
Species 2.—Astur musicus.
- Falco musicus. Daud. Orn. II. 116, sp. lxxxviii.
- Le Faucon chanteur. Le Vaill. Ois. d’Afr. I. 117, pl. 27.
- Chanting Falcon. Lath. Gen. Hist. I. p. 178.