94 Tufted Umbres. 



Eastern Aviary, well known to most visitors as the 

 home of the hornbills, though at present they are 

 practically invisible without the aid of the keeper, 

 as they are confined behind the glass at the back of 

 the cage, an arrangement which is, of course, only 

 temporary. Though they appear to be in very 

 good health, they have by no means got over the 

 wear and tear of their journey, their plumage 

 being filthy and broken, with the result that they 

 have but little beauty to boast of. When, however, 

 after their moulfc they obtain their new plumage 

 they will be, though quaint and sombre, far from 

 ugly birds, their general colour being a warm 

 glossy brown. They are fed on fish, which they 

 devour greedily, and they have a peculiar and 

 very noticeable habit of standing in their water- 

 pan after being fed, and feeling about with one 

 foot as if searching for some living creature at the 

 bottom a searching habit which is, we believe, 

 common to the species. 



