. The bird, its form and function . Fig. 213.—Head of male Condor of value in enabling the birds to avoid soiling their plu-mage, when engaged in their scavenger work. The greatCondor of South x^merica has, just below this naked area,a necklace of the whitest of fluffy down, and in additionthe male has a large w^attle of skin upon the front of thehead. The Caracara of Mexico is partly vulturine in itshabits, and the feathers have disappeared from part ofits face. Wherever the skin of the head and neck is even 2/2 The Bird. Fig. 214.—Caracara. partly vulturine in habits.

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