THE CONDOR. 



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would be unable to bear; in fact, at a height of 19,000 feet the 

 air becomes so rarefied, and the cold so intense, that no human 



Fig. 281. The Condor. 



being would be able to exist for any length of time subject to their 

 influence. 



The Condor passes the night at great elevations, perched on a 

 crag. As soon as the rising sun gilds the peaks of the mountains 



