Under the Southern cross in South America . NATURES MAJESTIC WORKSHOP 359 The condor where the Andes towerSpreads his broad wing of pride and powerAnd many a storm deiies. These birds fly to a great height, in fact until they become butmere specks to the naked eye in the blue dome of sky. In winter-time they come near shore, but in summer they seek the highestpeaks. The condor is the royal bird of the republic, figuring onthe national escutcheon as an emblem of strength and stranger may be pardoned for saying that such an emblem is nothappily chosen. Certainly our own old glorio
Under the Southern cross in South America . NATURES MAJESTIC WORKSHOP 359 The condor where the Andes towerSpreads his broad wing of pride and powerAnd many a storm deiies. These birds fly to a great height, in fact until they become butmere specks to the naked eye in the blue dome of sky. In winter-time they come near shore, but in summer they seek the highestpeaks. The condor is the royal bird of the republic, figuring onthe national escutcheon as an emblem of strength and stranger may be pardoned for saying that such an emblem is nothappily chosen. Certainly our own old glorious baldheaded eagle,typical of might and majesty, king of birds, is more appropriatefor a nations standard than the rapacious carrion-loving vulture ofthe Andes. But each to his own. The condor is native to Chilesmountain-peaks, just as the eagle is native to ours. The Indianshave woven many legends around the accipitrine bird. Most ofthem believe in metempsychosis and many think that the souls oftheir departed who led evil lives enter the
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