There the great vulture gives place to the croaking raven, and the small carrion-crow.

Then she turned into a great vulture and flew away across the ocean toward the Land Beyond.

Again they cowered down on the ship, all save Heracles, who stayed looking toward where the great vulture had flown.

The condor is a great vulture of South America; the word here suggests the Fates preying on human happiness, health, and life.

They saw the great vulture circling over a high rock, and from beneath where the vulture circled they heard a weary cry.

Solemn, almost motionless, squatted on their hunkers, they looked like two great vultures watching an animal die.