Note 476 — Chapter XXXIII · TRAINING THE EYESS SAKER TO EAGLES [461]
D. C. (Douglas Craven) Phillott translation
The Egyptian vulture is frequently found sitting on the ground and will let a horseman or footman approach within a few feet. It rises slowly, and as it does not shift from the stoop it is at once taken. It does not seem to have any means of defence—except its odour.