Gymnogyps californianus June 24, 1946. Nr. Cholame, Calif. ped down. A moment later it took off, + another followed. Both sighted 200+ yds NE of carcass. 4:30, three two took off, flopped-glided to hills to W., then circled + rose. Three left at carcass, at least 1 min. + another feeding. Fair NE breeze continued. At 4:35, one with crop bulging took off, turned 360° + landed about 100 yds. W. of carcass. 4:43, the last two fliers were lost high over the Cholame Hills, west of usward seemed to be heading away. 4:46, two, apparently both semin., at carcass, one feeding, we only caribou discernible. 4:50, the two off. They circled + rose over the hills to W. of carcass, higher + higher, to perhaps 3000' altitude, before I lost them at 5:10. Apparently these birds were bound for Beartrap Canyon. We then visited the carcass - it proved to be a 200+ lb. bull calf which had been dead perhaps 3 days + had apparently died from rostration infestation. It was limp + smelly. Eyes + ears were eaten out, there was a 6" hole at base of neck on upper side + 2" small holes in belly. Tail + legs were intact, most of meat apparently present still. It lay in 8" high dry grass on dry mud, much cattle tracked. I found a secondary + 3" smaller caribou feather near the calf. The water proved to be dirty + smelly, a mud hole 50+ yds. long + covered with cattle tracks. The cattle