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cause they were fed and watered, and sheltered from the 

 worst storms. 



Along the western wall of the Large Bird-House, outside, 

 fourteen large cages are filled with members of the Crow 

 and Blackbird Families (Corvidac and Icteridae), such as 

 the Ravens, Crows, Jays, Magpies, Blackbirds, Meadow- 

 larks, Cowbirds and Crackles, beside which appear our old 

 friends the Yellow-Shafted Flicker and Red-Headed Wood- 

 pecker. 



The following systematic enumeration of the Orders of 

 birds represented in the Zoological Park on May 1, 1907, and 

 the number of species and individuals in each, will show the 

 composition and scope of our avian collection as a whole. 

 The number of genera represented is 304. 



LIST OF BIRDS ON HAND MAY 1, 1907. 



ORDERS. Species. Specimens. 



Rheif ormes Rheas 1 2 



Struthioniformes Ostriches 2 3 



Casuariformes Emeus and Cassowaries. 2 4 



Tinamiformes Tinamou 2 5 



Galliformes Quail and Pheasants 59 182 



Columbiformes Pigeons and Doves 32 106 



Rallif ormes Coots and Gallinules 7 20 



Podicipedidiformes Grebes 1 1 



Lariformes Gulls and Terns 11 34 



Charadriformes Plovers and Sandpipers. 7 17 



Gruiformes Cranes, Seriema 9 18 



Ardeiformes Ibises, Storks and Her- 

 ons 22 71 



Palamedeiformes Screamers 1 3 



Phoenicopteriformes Flamingoes 2 8 



Anseriformes Swans, Geese and Ducks. 45 347 



Pelecaniformes Cormorants and Pelicans 9 25 



Cathartidiformes New World Vultures 5 12 



Accipitrif ormes Hawks and Eagles; Old 



World Vultures 20 35 



Strigiformes Owls 15 33 



Psittacif ormes Parrots, Macaws and 



Cockatoos 46 107 



Coracif ormes Kingfishers and Horn- 

 bills 2 4 



Trogones Trogons 1 2 



Coccyges Cuckoos 2 3 



Scansores Toucans 5 21 



Piciformes Woodpeckers 3 3 



Passeriformes Thrushes, Sparrows and 



all perching birds 199 1150 



Totals .. ..510 2218 



