Q.What is the cause of their thus sitting so dull and inactive?
A.The great quantity of food they have eaten.

Q.Is there any description of vulture forming an exception to the general character of those birds?
A.Yes, that particular kind called the snake eater.

Q.Where is this bird a native of?
A.Of Africa.

Q.Why is it called the snake eater?
A.On account of its singular manner of destroying serpents, on which it feeds.

Q.Describe the manner in which this bird kills its prey.