Vulture

 









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–noun 

1. any of several large, primarily carrion (臭屍,不潔之物) -eating Old World birds of prey of the family Accipitridae, often having a naked head and less powerful feet than those of the related hawks and eagles. 

2. any of several superficially similar New World birds of the family Cathartidae, as the turkey vulture. 

3. a person or thing that preys, esp. greedily or unscrupulously: 



That vulture would sell out his best friend.  



Accipitridae

hawks; Old World vultures; kites 鳶; harriers (獵兔狗); eagles 

Cathartidae

condors (兀鷹); turkey buzzards (紅頭美洲鷲); king vultures 





   

Consider an early scene. Footmen for King Carlos IV (Randy Quaid, and very good, too) throw an animal corpse in a field to attract vultures. Then the king shoots them, like pigeons. He also bags some rabbits, but Maria Luisa thinks she'd prefer the vultures for dinner. Other set pieces show the extraordinary cruelty of the dungeons, the obscene magnificence of the royal residences, the bawdy (猥褻的) of the taverns, the boldness of the bordellos (妓院) and streets teeming with life in the midst of death.





see scoff 



mercenary serpent

haggard

bodega