painted vulture
now historical
noun
A kind of vulture described as occurring in Florida, but of which there were no other confirmed sightings, perhaps a variety of the king vulture, Sarcorhamphus papa, or a separate species (named as S. sacra), now extinct.
Origin
Late 18th century; earliest use found in William Bartram (1739–1823), botanist and ornithologist.
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