Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)

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Result: 4102^nd of 32671

Subject:	Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus)
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Description
English: Wood engraving of Egyptian Vulture from William Yarrell's A History of British Birds, 1843. This is the first page of the main text. The background of the image shows camels and a pyramid. The scientific names and their authors are listed. Drawing directly onto wood block by Alexander Fussell. Engraving by John Thompson.
Date 1843
Source own scan of A History of British Birds, John Van Voorst, 1843
Author (text) William Yarrell; (drawing) Alexander Fussell; (engraving) John Thompson
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Egyptian_Vulture_in_Yarrell%27s_British_Birds_1843.jpg

The Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), also called the white scavenger vulture or pharaoh's chicken, is a small Old World vulture and the only member of the genus Neophron. It is widely distributed; the Egyptian vulture is found from southwestern Europe and northern Africa to India.

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