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ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN. 



GREW ZEBKA, EQUUS GRE\')1. 



Most interesting among the living birds are 

 the sun bittern, scarlet ibis, white-faced tree- 

 duck and kiss-ka-dee tyrant fl3rcatchers, besides 

 several species of beautiful tanagers. 



Perhaps the most imjiortant result of the 

 expedition is the arrangement which was made 

 with several gentlemen to send shipments of live 

 birds and animals in the future to the Zoological 

 Park, at the mere cost of capture and shipment. 

 Men on board regular steamers plying between 

 Trinidad and New York were instructed in the 

 care of birds and the interest of the captains 

 aroused. It is hoped that the wonderful bird 

 life of South America may, before long, be rep- 

 resented bv a splendid series in our Zoological 

 Park. ■ C. W. B. 



A RARE ZEBRA. 



THE Zoological Park has very recently ac- 

 quired a fine male specimen of a most 

 uncommon equine species known as the 

 Grevy Zebra, {Equus grevyi), so named in 

 honor of an ex-President of France. It is not 



onlj' one of the rarest zebra species, but it is 

 also one of the largest and most showy. It is 

 strongly characterized by its large size, its com- 

 plete suit of very narrow black and white 

 stripes, of generally uniform width, and its 

 large ears. Its stripes extend quite down to its 

 hoofs. 



This very handsome animal is found in south- 

 ern Abyssinia and northern Somaliland. Thus 

 far, practically all the specimens that have 

 reached Europe and America have come from 

 Abyssinia, and several of them have been sent 

 out by King Menelik. The total number in 

 captivitv, outside of Africa, is probably about 

 fifteen. The value of Equus grevyi has been 

 high, usually $2,000 per head, or even more, 

 but there is likelihood that this figure will sen- 

 sibly diminish. 



For the present, our sjseeimen will be found 

 in the Antelope House. We now exhibit five 

 species of equines, as follows: Grevy zebra. 

 Grant zebra. Chapman zebra, Persian wild ass 

 and Prejevalsky horse. W. T. H. 



