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but eight periodic trips were made to and 

 from the nest between March tenth and July- 

 fifth. When the discovery became known to 

 Mr. Hornaday, he did all in his power to en- 

 courage the two men in their work, and to 

 keep a detailed record of their experiences. 



In the beginning of July, when the young 

 condor was 110 days old, Mr. Finley took 

 the bird from its nest and carried it to his 

 home in Portland. At that time it weighed 

 fifteen pounds and a half. In August, the 

 young condor was taken to a summer camp up 

 in Willamette River, and placed in a com- 

 fortable enclosure in the forest. For two 

 months the bird was watched most carefully. 

 A pound of raw meat was given to him twice 

 a day with plenty of fresh water. Special 

 care and attention was paid to the bird's feed- 

 ing in order to find out whether the natural 

 propensity to eat carrion would manifest it- 

 self. But it was always found that it would 

 invariably eat the fresh meat from choice and 

 never touch anything else unless driven to 

 do so by the absence of any other food. 



