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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. 
Fic. 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. 
