King Vulture
or KING OF THE VULTURES, a large vulture which re- Vol. V-Cyc-W 7.
KING WILLIAM'S WAR ceives its name from the alleged fact that when it is pleased to make its appearance on a carcass on which other vultures are at work, they meekly stop proceedings and look on without eating till the king vulture has gorged itself to satiety. The king vulture is found in South America. The Spaniards of Paraguay call it the white crow. Its plumage is milky-white; on its neck, which is naked, is blood-red skin. It is the Sarcorhamphus papa. a