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228. The Condor of the Andes, Fig. 112, is the most 
remarkable of the Vultures in regard to size and strength, 
Fig. 112.—The Condor. 
and the height to which it soars. It is about four feet 
long, and the expanse of its wings measures nine or ten 
feet; it is said to have reached in some cases even thir- 
teen feet. Its habitual residence is ten or fifteen thou- 
sand feet above the level of the sea, and it is often seen 
soaring much higher than this. Besides feeding on car- 
rion, it will often attack lambs and young goats, and 
when two are together, they will attack so formidable an 
animal as the Llama, or even the Puma. 
229. The bird commonly called the Turkey Buzzard 
belongs to the Vulture family. It inhabits a great range 
of country, being found in all the warmer parts of this 
continent. It lives on all sorts of food. It sucks the 
eggs and devours the young of many species of birds, 
and will even eat the dead bodies of its own species. It 
