King'-vŭlt'ŭre, n.

(-vŭlt'yur), n. (Ornith.) A species of vulture, the Sarcoramphus (Cathartes) papa, found in Central America. It is of great size, and, like the condor, soars to a great height. The naked skin of the head and neck is brilliantly colored, the cere, which is prolonged between the nostrils into a sort of comb, which falls on either side of the bill when the head is erect, being of a bright orange color. Baird.