THE CONDOR. 



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would be unable to bear; in fact, at a height of 19,000 feet the 

 air becomes so rarefied, and the cold so intense, that no human 



Fig. 281.— 1 he Condor. 



being would be able to exist for any length of time subject to their 

 influence. 



The Condor passes the night at great elevations, perched on a 

 crag. As soon as the rising sun gilds the peaks of the mountains 



