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groups illustrating the nesting habits of common local birds, 

 such as: the Catbird, Oriole, Humming Bird, Sparrow etc. At 

 the west of the south entrance one finds the large Bird Rock 

 group showing seven species of sea birds as they nest on the 

 rocks forming Bird Rock Island in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 

 Guide Leaflet No. i contains a full description of the Bird Rock 

 group. It will be found attached to the case or copies may be 

 purchased from the attendant. In the alcoves along the west 

 side of the room are sixteen groups illustrating the Robin, Thrush, 

 Vireo, Warbler, Sparrow etc. At the north entrance is the Pas- 

 senger Pigeon group, representing a bird which man himself has 

 rendered almost extinct within twenty years. 



Returning through this hall and the Central Hall (No. 304) 

 the visitor will find in the West Corridor (Hall No. 303) the 

 Local collection of the birds occurring in the vicinity of New 



Birds. York City. Of special interest is the Seasonal Collec- 



tion, which is arranged around the south end. One of the cases 

 contains a series to illustrate the bird-life of the current month. 

 Series of bills, tarsi, feet, wings, tails and feathers form an exhibit 

 illustrating and defining in graphic manner the technical terms 

 used in descriptive ornithology. A guide to the local collection 

 will be found attached to the cases or it may be purchased from 

 the attendant. 



From this corridor one passes into Hall No. 302 of the West 

 Wing, which is devoted to the Ethnology and Archaeology of 

 Archaeology of South America. The collections relate principally 

 South America, to the prehistoric peoples of Colombia, Bolivia and 

 Peru, arranged along the right (north) side of the hall in the 

 following order : 



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