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in the Flying Cage, but on account of the interference of the 

 cormorants, failed to lay eggs. Among the birds of particular 

 interest and rarity now living in the Park are the spectacle owl, 

 tiger bittern, willow ptarmigan, little brown crane, banded curas- 

 sow, Patagonian lapwing plover, great white heron and Indian 

 adjutant. 



In the Aquatic Birds' House has been placed a large upright 

 wall case, of copper and glass, in which is now being arranged 



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a collection to illustrate the anatomy of birds of the more impor- 

 tant orders, with a carefully selected assortment of eggs and nests 

 of special interest to visitors. Upon the wall of that buiUhng 

 has been hung a large and handsome oil-color reproduction of 

 the Director's "Landscape Chart of the Orders of North Ameri- 

 can Birds." 



