. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park. New York Zoological Park. 150 I'OrULAR (l|-|-IC]AL GKKAT CKOWNIOIJ PIGLOON. and reports tlial. a bird has been iiijiu'ed, and is bh'eding IVom a Wound in its bi'cast. The Flying Cage in the center of tlie Main llall contains a jiool of naming water, some suiall trees, an imitation rock, and tlie floor is covered witli a comfortable layer of sand. Ilojiping or flying about, and perching on the trees, is a really remarkable medley of birds. Tiiere ai-e the Wood Dnck and Miiiidarin Duck, Black Skimmers, Common and Sooty Terns, seve
. Popular official guide to the New York Zoological Park. New York Zoological Park. 150 I'OrULAR (l|-|-IC]AL GKKAT CKOWNIOIJ PIGLOON. and reports tlial. a bird has been iiijiu'ed, and is bh'eding IVom a Wound in its bi'cast. The Flying Cage in the center of tlie Main llall contains a jiool of naming water, some suiall trees, an imitation rock, and tlie floor is covered witli a comfortable layer of sand. Ilojiping or flying about, and perching on the trees, is a really remarkable medley of birds. Tiiere ai-e the Wood Dnck and Miiiidarin Duck, Black Skimmers, Common and Sooty Terns, several sjH'cies of Teal, (.'urlews, Gallinules, Coots, Lapwings, Snipe, Ruffs, Quail, Prancolins, Senegal, Turtle, Wonga-wonga and other Pigeons and Doves, Skylarks, Robins, Orioles, Cardinals, Woodpeckers, Java, Fox, Tree, and other Spai'rows and Weavers. The south side of the Main Ilall is devoted to miscella- neous rare birtls from the tro))ies, regardless of the Orders to which they belong. The largest are the Great (h-owned Pigeons,—Victoria and ('ommon,—the oddest are the Con- cave-Cas(|ued Hornbills and the Toucans (eight species). The Rufous Tinamon, of South America, is a species which, through lack of use for its wings, is rajjidly losing the power of flight. The Giant Kingfisher is tht^ "Laughing Jackass" of Australia, and its cry is strangely like the mirthless horse-laugh of a nuin who has few smiles and seldom uses one. The Himalayan Jay-Thrush is so con- firmed a murderer of birds smaller than himself, it is neces-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York Zoological Park; Hornaday, William Temple, 1854-1937; New York Zoological Society. New York New York Zoological Society
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