דאה, and ראה, Lev. xi, 14; Isa. xxxiv, 15; a large bird of
prey, somewhat resembling the eagle. There are several birds of the
vulturine kind, which, though they differ much in respect to colour and
dimensions, yet are all easily distinguished by their naked heads, and
beaks partly straight and partly crooked. They are frequent in Arabia,
Egypt, and many parts of Africa and Asia. They have a most indelicate
voracity, preying more upon carrion than live animals. They were
declared unclean in the Levitical constitution.
prey, somewhat resembling the eagle. There are several birds of the
vulturine kind, which, though they differ much in respect to colour and
dimensions, yet are all easily distinguished by their naked heads, and
beaks partly straight and partly crooked. They are frequent in Arabia,
Egypt, and many parts of Africa and Asia. They have a most indelicate
voracity, preying more upon carrion than live animals. They were
declared unclean in the Levitical constitution.