l see by Pope John XXII. The line of
bishops, which included Bossuet (1668-1671), came to an end in 1790 when
the see was suppressed. Condom was, during the middle ages, a fortress
of considerable strength. During the Hundred Years' War, after several
unsuccessful attempts, it was finally captured and held by the English.
In 1569 it was sacked by the Huguenots under Gabriel, count of
Montgomery.

A list of monographs, &c., on the abbey, see and town of Condom is
given s.v. in U. Chevalier, _Repertoire des sources. Topobibliogr_.
(Montbeliard, 1894-1899).

CONDOR (_Sarcorhamphus gryphus_), an American vulture, and almost the
largest of existing birds of flight, although by no means attaining the
dimensions attributed to it by early writers. It usually measures about
4 ft. from the point of the beak to the extremity of the tail, and 9 ft.
between the tips of its wings, while it is probable that the expanse of
wing never exceeds 12 ft. The head and neck are destitute of feathers,
and the former, which is much flattened above, is in the male crowned
with a caruncle or comb, while the skin of the latter in the same sex
lies in folds, forming a wattle. The adult plumage is of a uniform
black, with the exception of a frill of white feathers nearly
surrounding the base of the neck, and certain wing feathers which,
especially in the male, have large patches of white. The middle toe is
greatly elongated, and the hinder one but slightly developed, while the
talons of all the toes are comparatively straight and blunt, and are
thus of little use as organs of prehension. The female, contrary to the
usual rule among birds of prey, is smaller than the male.

The condor is a native of South America, where it is confined to the
region of the Andes, from the Straits of Magellan to 4 deg. north
latitude,--the largest examples, it is said, being found about the
volcano of Cayambi, situated on the equator. It is often seen on the
shores of the Pacific, especially during the rainy season, but its
favourite haunts for roosting and breeding are at elevations of 10,000
to 16,000 ft. There, during the months of February and March, on
inaccessible ledges of rock, it deposits two white eggs, from 3 to 4 in.
in length, its nest consisting merely of a few sticks placed around the
eggs. The period of incubation lasts for seven weeks, and the young are
covered with a whitish down until almost as large as their parents. They
are unable to