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two grizzly, one male and one female; one black bear male 

 and one cinnamon female, and five Pacific Anona bear, two 

 male and three female. "Monarch," the head of the family 

 went to the happy cave of his ancestors in 1911. 

 INVENTORY OF WATER FOWL 



The swan, duck and geese give life to the lake scenery of 

 Golden Gate Park. The inventory of water fowl contains many 

 black and white swan, geese, pelicans, mallards, butter balls, 

 spoonbills, Chinese geese and white Brant. The birds in the 

 Aviary delight visitors young and old. Sunlight flashes of 

 gorgeous plumage afford interesting study to the artist in 

 search of color glimpses. The collection of birds is enriched 

 by golden, silvern and copper pheasants by pheasants from 

 China, England, Central America, embracing the piebald, the 

 ring neck, the blue neck, the Lady Amherst and the Lady 

 Reeves. Singing birds of great renown are at home in the 

 Aviary, dwelling in harmony with companions more celebrated 

 for wealth and sheen of feathers than for sweetness of song. 

 A glance at the inventory indicates that the feathered tribe 

 embraces American and Japanese nightingales, goldfinches, 

 linnets, mocking birds, sky larks, doves, love birds. Laughing 

 Jack Ass, owls and eagles, thrush, sparrows, canaries, macaw 

 birds, mandarin ducks, pigeons, Sing Sing larks, chicken 

 hawks, mountain quail and guinea fowl. The Aviary was 

 constructed in 1890, at a cost of $6,247. 



The quail in Golden Gate Park are protected, hence the 

 great number of birds one may see in a single covey on a 

 morning or early evening in the Park. Many specimens of 

 mountain and valley quail have been given to the Park, and 

 the Commissioners from time to time have given birds of this 

 type to the public parks of other cities on this continent. 

 AREA OF PARKS AND PLAZAS 



Balboa Park. The area of Balboa Park is nine acres. 

 These park grounds were formerly known as the House of 

 Correction premises. 



