Zoological Society bulletin . ,and it was not until a sleepy rhea was disturbedthat the missing bird was found, warmlyensconced beneath her protecting wing! Theguinea-fowl availed himself of the rheas hospi-tality until the warm days of spring renderedtins shelter unnecessary. He then turned uponhis benefactor with a ferocity which she lackedthe courage to oppose and pursued her relent-lessly about the enclosure. It was a truly ludi-crous sight to see the diminutive bird driving hislumbering victim about the paddock, but thematter became so serious as to cause the tyrantsremoval. One of the mo
Zoological Society bulletin . ,and it was not until a sleepy rhea was disturbedthat the missing bird was found, warmlyensconced beneath her protecting wing! Theguinea-fowl availed himself of the rheas hospi-tality until the warm days of spring renderedtins shelter unnecessary. He then turned uponhis benefactor with a ferocity which she lackedthe courage to oppose and pursued her relent-lessly about the enclosure. It was a truly ludi-crous sight to see the diminutive bird driving hislumbering victim about the paddock, but thematter became so serious as to cause the tyrantsremoval. One of the most remarkable of these associa-tions is that of the Ceram cassowary and thegreat marabou stork. Each spring, with thereturn of warm weather, the cassowary is givenhis liberty in the Crane Paddock. This is alsothe summer home of the Javan and Indian adju-tants and the marabou. The latter tolerates thecompany of his allies during the few weeks thatelapse between the date at which they are placed ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN. 915. TAHR ON THE TREE (HAKI) the condition of the roof may be, it is negotiatedwith perfect ease. This feat, however, becomes rather common-place in comparison to one performed by theHimalayan tahr on Mountain Sheep Hill. Intheir corral, directly on the ridge, stands a cedartree ten inches in diameter. To protect it fromthe horns of the tahr family, a tree-guard ofsmall slats was placed around it and securelyfastened with wires. These sticks arc five feetlong, two inches wide, an inch thick and standclose to the tree, offering the most precariousfoothold. Passing Mountain Sheep Hill re-cently. I was astonished to observe one of thegoats lightly perched on the top of the guard,nimbly shifting her feet from stick to is but one way for the goat to get to thetop of the guard, a straight leap from theground, and absolute precision in alighting onthe ends of the sticks. Mr. Merkel assures methat he has seen the goat with all four feet onthe end of one st
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