. Birds and nature . was taken in May, 1889, i^^ the SantaLucia Mountains, San Luis ObispoCounty, California, at an altitude of3,480 feet. It was deposited in a largecave in the side of a perpendicular bluff,which the collector entered by means ofa long rope from above. The bird wason the nest, which was in a low place inthe rock, and -^*^^ was, the collectorsays, lined with feathers .plucked fromher own bodv. This assertion, however,Mr. Taylor says, may be an unwarrantedconclusion. From f^^e fart- - ^^and, itappears that the California Condor laysbut a single tgg. The Condor is not an easy bi
. Birds and nature . was taken in May, 1889, i^^ the SantaLucia Mountains, San Luis ObispoCounty, California, at an altitude of3,480 feet. It was deposited in a largecave in the side of a perpendicular bluff,which the collector entered by means ofa long rope from above. The bird wason the nest, which was in a low place inthe rock, and -^*^^ was, the collectorsays, lined with feathers .plucked fromher own bodv. This assertion, however,Mr. Taylor says, may be an unwarrantedconclusion. From f^^e fart- - ^^and, itappears that the California Condor laysbut a single tgg. The Condor is not an easy bird tocapture, for it has a fierce temper anda powerful beak. An unusually largeone, however, was recently takenin Monterey County, California. Tocatch the mightv creature William made use of a lasso, such asranchmen have with which to round upobstreperous cattle. The strength ofone man was barely sufficient to im-prison it. It is said that the appe-tite of the bird was not affected by itsloss of liberty. 188. -nmtm - 214 CALIFORNIA Life-si/e. COPYRIGHT 1900, BY A. W. MUMFORO, CHIC/iGO \ FEATHERS OR FLOWERS?
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