Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . Fig. 60.—Wasp nest made of clay, Rio Beni, Bolivia. Suspended frombranch of tree over water. SMITHSONIAN I922. o II u o 62 .miscei-laneous collectkixs \-ol. 74 addition to a few specimens lost from the effects of the journey thecollection included 15 mammals, 50 hirds. and 17 reptiles that arrivedin perfect condition. Among these are a number of very rare speciesnever before exhibited in the Zoological Park. The red-faced spidermonkey, black-headed woolly monkey, pale capuchin, choliba screechowl, Bolivian penelope, short-tail
Smithsonian miscellaneous collections . Fig. 60.—Wasp nest made of clay, Rio Beni, Bolivia. Suspended frombranch of tree over water. SMITHSONIAN I922. o II u o 62 .miscei-laneous collectkixs \-ol. 74 addition to a few specimens lost from the effects of the journey thecollection included 15 mammals, 50 hirds. and 17 reptiles that arrivedin perfect condition. Among these are a number of very rare speciesnever before exhibited in the Zoological Park. The red-faced spidermonkey, black-headed woolly monkey, pale capuchin, choliba screechowl, Bolivian penelope, short-tailed parrot, Maximilians parrot, blue-headed parrot, Cassins macaw, golden-crowned paroc|uet, Weddellsparoquet, orange-crowned paroquet, and golden-winged paroquet arenew to the collection. These and other rarities are mostly from RioBeni, Bolivia, and the upper Rio Madeira, Brazil, localities fromwhich animals seldom find their way into collections. Of specialinterest also are such rare birds as the festive parrot, Amazoniancacique, and white-backed trumpeter, and a number of reptiles. Veryfew collections containing so many rare species in such perfect con-dit
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