TWENTIETH ANNUAL REPORT fle 
The most important specimens were: A harpy eagle (Thrasaétus 
harpyia), hyacinthine macaw (Anodorhynchus hyacinthinus), 
three species of trumpeters (Psophia), several species of guans 
(Penelope) and three forms of great caciques (Ostinops and 
Gymnostinops), besides a considerable number of parrots, par- 
rakeets and other birds. 
Mr. Charles C. Worthington, of Shawnee-on-Delaware, Pa., 
having decided to dispose of his large collection of native and 
foreign birds, kindly presented them to the Zoological Society. 
Packing and transportation were supervised by the Assistant 
Curator, and the collection was brought to the Park by motor 
truck, without loss. Through this gift we secured 147 well- 
acclimatized birds representing fifty-nine species. 
Late in the autumn of 1915, a few birds of paradise, chiefly 
from the island of Waigiu, northwest of New Guinea, were 
received in London. After a great deal of delay and difficulty, 
two pairs of these birds finally reached the Zoological Park. They 
are the red bird of paradise (Uranornis rubra) and the Wilson 
bird of -paradise (Schlegelia wilsoni). The former is a large, 
showy bird, the adult male being ornamented with long, red 
plumes. This specimen should acquire these decorations after 
next summer’s molt. The Wilson is a very small species, not 
much larger than a thrush, but exceedingly brilliant in plumage. 
It never had been represented in European collections until the 
present shipment was received. As we were fortunate enough 
to secure two greater birds of paradise (Paradisea apoda), 
which were brought over from London by Mr. G. Tyrwhitt- 
Drake, we now are able to exhibit three species of these gorgeous 
birds: 
A handsome pair of the arctic horned owl (Bubo virginianus 
subarcticus), a nearly white form, was secured from a collector 
in Manitoba. The-pale plumage of this bird forms a striking 
contrast to the tawny hue of southern birds in adjoining cages. 
During the summer, unusual efforts were made to breed 
various birds, and very satisfactory results were obtained. The 
most interesting youngster is an emu (Dromiceius novae-hollan- 
diae), the first to be reared in this country. A black-footed pen- 
guin (Spheniscus demersus), was brought to full size, but it 
died quite suddenly when apparently in the best of health. Eight 
mourning doves (Zenaidura macroura carolinensis), four Aus- 
tralian crested doves (Lophophaps lophotes), a pectoral rail 
