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Lanner Falcon, Eastern Europe; Egyptian Kite, South Africa; and 

 a pair of Kestrels. 



On the banks sloping down to the canal I noticed some Japanese 

 Deer, Mule Deer (born in the Menagerie), and Mexican Deer, from 

 British Honduras. The Mule Deer is certainly well-named, for it 

 has a regular Mule look about its head. 



As soon as I opened the door of the Insect House I heard the 

 most dinning noise. I thought it was someone repairing the hot- 

 water pipes, or a blacksmith hammering on his anvil, but investigation 

 proved that is was the Naked-throated Bell-bird from Brazil, who was 



BARBARY SHEEP AT THE ZOO. 



exercising his vocal powers. It is an extraordinary note, and must 

 surely alarm inexperienced travellers in Brazil. I believe it has been 

 called the Angelus Bird, because of its resemblance to that of an 

 Angelus bell when heard from a distance. It is a beautiful white 

 bird about the size of a Jay, and green near the bill. Mr. Waterton 

 has said that the bird tolls so sweet a note that "Actaeon would stop 

 in mid-chase ; Orpheus himself would drop his lute to listen." 



Paradise Fish, China, next attracted attention; hard by, an 



