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CALIFORNIA CONDOR. 
Curator C. William Beebe, add an element of popular interest 
and value to this collection. 
The Ostrich House contained, on December 31st, 2 South 
African ostriches, 2 North African ostriches, 2 common rheas, 
1 great-billed rhea, 3 emeus, 1 Ceram cassowary and 1 violet- 
necked cassowary. As rapidly as the other birds not properly 
belonging in that building are withdrawn, other species and speci- 
mens of struthious birds will be added. The entire collection 
for this building is the gift of Mr. Charles T. Barney, Chair- 
man of the Executive Committee of the Zoological Society. 
The completion of the Large Bird House, by June 1, 1905, 
will add to the Park a bird collection of great importance. This 
building is to contain not only the song birds generally, but also 
the parrots, macaws and their allies, the shore birds, toucans and 
hornbills, woodpeckers, and many large and important land birds 
of the tropics, such as the curassows, guans, spur-winged turkey, 
secretary bird and seriama. 
In order to reduce the cost of furnishing live fish to certain 
