NATURAL HISTORY. 
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tiful fimile of David; Thy youth fliall be re- 
newed like that of the eagle. The eagle that 
would not quit the corpfe of Pyrrhus, who 
had brought it up from a neftling, is a proof 
that this fpecies of bird is capable of attach- 
ment and gratitude. 
There are fixteen other forts of eagles ; 
namely, the fun, bald, ring-tailed, and black 
eagles ; ofprey bird; crowned, common, white, 
rough-footed, erne, jeanleblanc, Brazilian, 
Oroonoko, eagle of Pondicherry, and vultur- 
ine eagle. 
f/ie C O N D O U R 0 / A M E R 1 C A. 
J T is doubtful which this bird is moft alli- 
ed to, the eagle or the vulture ; its force and 
vivacity refembling the former, while the 
baldnefs of its head and neck are like the lat- 
ter. No bird can compare with it for liLe, 
ftrength, rapacity, and fwiftnefs of flight. 
It is, therefore, more formidable than the ea- 
gle to birds, beafts, and even to mankind. 
The rarity of this pernicious and deftrudtive 
bird, is another inllance of the great care of 
Providence in proportioning thefe creatures, 
according to their utility, or ferocious pro- 
penfity ; for, were the condour as prolific, or 
common as others of the feathered tribe, it 
would fpread univerfal devallation. 
Sir 
