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(the Condors) pass over, to run out, and looking upwards 

 to bark violently. Tlie Chilenos destroy and catch 

 numbers." 



There are several Avays of doing this. One of the 

 simplest is to wait until a Condor has gorged itself on 

 some dead animal and tlien to rush upon it and kill or 



THE COXDOE (MALE BIRD). 



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secure it. Sometimes the tempting bait is laid out 

 within a small enclosure, into which one Condor after 

 another comes dropping down, l)ut from which they cannot 

 so easily escape, Ijecause there is no space to take the 

 little run by which alone they can launch themselves from 



the ground. 



