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mission, in granting permits for collectors, always adds the 

 phrase, 'except the California Condor and its eggs.' I know 

 of two special permits having been issued, but neither of these 



YOUNG CALIFORNIA VULTURE. 



was used; that is, no 'specimens' have been taken since 1908, 

 as far as I am aware. 



"In my travels about the state, I have found that prac- 

 tically every one knows that the Condor is protected. Still, 

 there is always the hunting element who do not hesitate to 

 shoot anything alive and out of the ordinary, and a certain 

 percentage of the Condors are doubtless picked off each year 

 by such criminals. It is possible, also, that the mercenary 



