84 ANNUAL REPORT SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, 19 3 8 



Birds 



struthioniformes 

 Struthionidae: Number 

 Struthio camelus South African ostrich 1 



RHEIFORMES 



Rheidae: 



Rhea americana Common rhea or nandu 1 



CASTJARIIF0RMES 



Casuariidae: 



Casuarius benneti Bennett's cassowary 1 



Casuarius sp. (young) Cassowary 5 



Casuarius unappendiculatus Single-wattled cassowary 1 



Dromiceiidae: 



Dromiceius novaehollandiae Common emu 1 



SPHENISCIF0RME8 



Spheniscidae: 



Spheniscus demersus Jackass penguin 5 



PELECANIFORMES 



Pelecanidae: 



Pelecanus californicus California brown pelican 2 



Pelecanus conspicillatus Australian pelican 1 



Pelecanus erythrorhynchos American white pelican 6 



Pelecanus erythrorhynchos X P. 



occidentalis Hybrid pelican. _ 1 



Pelecanus occidentalis Brown pelican 4 



Pelecanus onocrotalus European pelican 2 



Pelecanus roseus Rose-colored pelican 2 



Sulidae: 



Morus bassanus Gannet 1 



Sula granti Blue-footed booby 1 



Phalacrocoracidae : 



Nannopterum harrisi Flightless cormorant 2 



Phalacrocorax auritus albociliatus Farallon cormorant 2 



Phalacrocorax auritus floridanus Florida cormorant 1 



Anhingidae: 



Anhinga anhinga Anhinga 1 



Fregatidae: 



Fregata ariel Lesser frigate bird. __ 2 



CICONIIFORMES 



Ardeidae: 



Ardea herodias Great blue heron 1 



Ardea herodias X A. occidentalis Hybrid heron 2 



Ardea occidentalis Great white heron 1 



C&smerodius albus egretta American egret 1 



Nycticorax nycticorax naevius Black-crowned night heron 25 



Cochleariidae: 



Cochlearius cochlearius Boatbill heron 3 



Balaenicipitidae : 



Balaeniceps rex Shoebill stork 3 



