KEEL-BREASTED BIRDS. 



rudely constructed of sticks, is placed upon rocks and 

 other eminences.. 



NOTE. The author once made the acquaintance of a caged con- 

 dor that soon learned to recognize him, stretching out its head to be 

 scratched like a dog, delicately nibbling at his fingers, and showing 

 every evidence of good-fellowship. Its dignified movements are in 

 strange contrast to those of the shuffling, ungainly eagles. 



FIG. 299. Condor. 



The turkey buzzard (Fig. 298) (Cathartes aura), the 

 condor (Fig. 299) of the Andes, and the king- vulture of 

 Mexico and South America, are other familiar forms. 



