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is now: *Aegypius monachus* (Linnaeus) (S. Ali and S.D. Ripley 1, 298–300). K.N. Dave (1985: 188–197) argues that the term *grdhra* seems especially to denote birds of prey of a dark or brown colour, but has been applied generally, both in Vedic and classical Sanskrit literature, to all birds of prey, including eagles. The same author mentions five vultures which may be called *grdhra*.