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feathers, upon which it lavs two cg^s of a dirty 

 white. 



The bird universally known in Peru by the 

 name of" condor (vultur gryphus is in Chili 

 called manque, and is unquestionably the largest 

 that has the pov.er of supporting itself in the 

 air. Linna^iis makes its wingS;, when extended, 

 sixteen feet from one extremity to the other, but 

 the largest ihat I have seen was but fourteen feet 

 and some inches Its body is much larger than 

 that of the royal eagle, and is entirely tovered"^ 

 with black feathers, exccptii.g the back, which 

 is white. The neck is encircled v.'ith a M'hite 

 fi inge, composed of pr.jecting feathers about 

 an inch in lenglh. The head is covered with 

 si )rt and tl:in hairs, the iridcs of the eyes are of 

 a leddich brown, and the pup;;:-, black. The 

 beak is four i'lches long, very large and crooked, 

 black fit its base, and white towards the point, 

 ilie uTcatcr qi-ills of tlic winas are usually two 

 kc nine inches long, attd one third of an inch in 

 diameter. 'J'he ihigli is ten iiiches and two thirds 

 in length, but tlie leg docs not exceed six inclies ; 

 tiie foot is fr.rnisiicd with four strong toes, the 

 hindmost of ^^l:ieh is about two inches long, 

 with but one joint, and a black nail an inch in 

 lenglli ; tlie middle toe has three joints, \i is 

 nearly six inches long, and is terminated by a 

 crof)ked whitish nail of two inches; the other 



