THE CONDOR. . 365 



The condor is said formerly to have been worshipped in 

 Peru. Perhaps the Peruvians, seeing it descend through the 

 air from beyond their sight, supposed it a celestial messenger 

 from the sun, which they worshipped. If so, their descendants 

 ti'eat it in a very different way to what they must then have 

 done. I 



A condor ordinarily measures nine feet from tip to tij) of | 

 the wings, and slightly over four feet from beak to tail. 



