NINTH ANNUAL REPORT. 



05 



CALIFORNIA CONDOR. 



Curator C. \\'illiam Beebe, add an element of popular interest 

 and value to this collection. 



The Ostrich House contained, on December 31st, 2 South 

 African ostriches, 2 North African ostriches, 2 common rheas, 

 I great-billed rhea, 3 emeus, i Ceram cassowary and i violet- 

 necked cassowary. As rapidly as the other birds not properly 

 belonging- in that building are withdrawn, other species and speci- 

 mens of struthious birds will be added. The entire collection 

 for this building is the gift of Mr. Charles T. Barney, Chair- 

 man of the Executive Committee of the Zoological Society. 



The completion of the Large Bird House, by June i, 1905. 

 will add to the Park a bird collection of great importance. This 

 building is to contain not only the song birds generally, but also 

 the parrots, macaws and their allies, the shore birds, toucans and 

 hornbills, woodpeckers, and many large and important land birds 

 of the tropics, such as the curassows, guans, spur-winged turkey, 

 secretary bird and seriama. 



In order to reduce the cost of furnishing live lish lo certain 



