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Birds. LXV. Vol. IV. No. 86., FOREIGN BIRDS., Fig. 1. The Condur. (Vultur Gryphus.), J he Condur was long considered as a fabulous bîrdj and faid to be a monfter poffeffed of fach a degree of strength as to carry off an Eléphant; yet nothing pufitive could be afferted of this remarkable bird, tili some of our later travellers made us more acquainted with its natural hiftory. The Condur is met with in Peru, Chili »nd other provinces of South America. It chier!) chofes its lefidence on lofty hills, yet "vifits sometimes the lower régions. It measures vvhen füll grovvn, from wing to wing 15 or 16 feet. The head is like that of other vultures deftitute of feathers. Its plumage is black' with a fhining tinge of blue; It is provided with very large claws, and bold and strong enough to caft clown stags and other like animals. In want of other food it lives upon fish and other maritime animals which it goes in quest of on the fea coasts. The Peruvians are very much afraid of the Condur, as it also sometimes preys upon Childern of 5 and 6 years old. Our picture is a copy of one that's to be seen at the Royal Ctibinet in London., Fig. 2. The Guinea-Vulture. (Vultur Angolensis.), The Guinea-Vultur may on account of its feathered neck and its white plumage he affociated with the rare and pretty kinds of vultures. Its length, measured from the beack to the point of the tail, is abont three feet. Its eyes are adorned with bald rings of a bright red colour. On the wings and back the white plumage varies with brown feathers. It is much livelier than other vultures., Fig. 3. The Hubara or the Collar-Bustard. (Otis Hubara.), The Hubara is a small kind of buftard which lives in the fands of Arabia on herb s and insects. Its colour is white; variegated by différent brown and black stripes and bands, which run across the wings and the tail. The white and black tuft of feathers round the neck exhibit a particular appearance.
