Ill the Kestrel aviary a little farther on, past the 

 small Mammal house, is an excellent specimen of the 

 Greenland Falcon and a Peregrine Falcon caught in 

 Cornwall, a bird not at all common in England. 



Going now to the Crows' aviary can be seen the 

 young Crested Screamers, which, although are not 

 yet as big as their parents, have adopted the adult 

 plumage, except the crest. In the same aviary is a 

 white eye-browed Guan, a bird not often to be seen 

 in the Gardens. With few exceptions the Guans are 

 confined to the South American Continent and pro- 

 bably the word " Guan " is a local name. 



Proceeding now to the Western aviary one will 

 find a specimen oi th&'Ksigw, Rhinochetus J2ibahis, from 

 New Caledonia. It is a rare bird, but the Gardens 

 have been the possessor of one before, when Mr. 

 Bartlett detected in it an afiinity to Eurypyge, Sun- 

 Bittern, which anatomical investigation proved to be 

 correct, since the original describers regarded it first 

 as a Heron and then as a Crane. Kagu is a native 

 name. 



It is rather a long-legged bird, slightly larger 

 than an ordinar}' fowl. It walks quickly then suddenly 

 halts and stares at you with its large eyes, and at the 

 same time erects its crest. It is generally of a light 

 slate colour, paler beneath, bright red bill and legs. 



A Sun Bittern happens to be present in the same 

 aviary, but except for being barred on its wings, and 

 the coverts and tail being not unlike a Sun Bittern, 

 there is practically no otlier resemblance. 



A bird also worth noticing is the Double-striped 

 Thicknee, CEdicuemus bisbiatus. The Parrot house 

 now contains the finest collection of small foreign 



