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Gymnogyps californianis
June 16, 1946 S. Ventura G, Calif.
mts. One now in Laur collection (at Univ.
of Calif.), one in England. April 11, 1900, an
egg was brought to WLC's store in Santa
Monica by a "little girl". Jack Henry shot
a condor in Las Flores Canyon (on or near
Henry Ranch). WLC said the area N of Santa
Monica Mts. formerly had many cattle, &
condors were seen all over that country.
Chambers believes the depredations of hunters
have been important in the decimation of the
condor - he was long in the sporting goods
business & had opportunity to learn of these
matters. The average sportsman is a gambler,
he believes. We said that Ray Camba once
tried to get condor pictures near Lobos. He
was "nearly smelled out" by the carcasses but
got no condors. WLC showed me a 1917
photo from Denver museum which showed
one condor egg - collected by Reyton's, WLC be-
lieved. Book reference "Outdoor Heritage" by
Harold C Bryant, Powell Publishing Co., Los
Angeles. 1929. Mrs. Chambers mentioned that
Philip Bernard Philips (exp.? ) had a condor
egg - procured since WLC made up his
egg list, WLC said. Chambers saw condors
near Tapia Park last year. I left Cham-