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feet high. At the rear, each cage is provided with an adequate 

 shelter paviHon of concrete. 



The seven large cages are for the condors, eagles, lammer- 

 geyer, eared vulture and king vulture, and the smaller ones are 

 for the commoner vultures, hawks and falcons. When the eagles 

 and vultures are removed from the cages connected with the 

 Aquatic Bird House, those cages will be devoted exclusively to 

 the collection of owls. 



In the rear of the Eagle Aviary, a substantial brick building 

 has been erected in which to provide winter quarters for the 

 tropical birds of prey which can not endure the full rigors of 

 winter in the latitude of New York. 



The Eagle and Vulture Aviary and shelter building have 

 been erected by George Hildebrand, at a total cost of $18,867. 



The Additio7ial Bear Dens. — Ten additional bear dens were 

 erected last year, and completed in December, at a date too late 

 to transfer to them the tropical species that eventually they will 

 accommodate. There are two large dens for Alaskan brown 

 bears, and eight smaller dens for small bears and single indi- 

 viduals. Early in the spring of 1912, these dens will be filled, 

 and in them will be found the spectacled bear, Malay sun bears, 

 the Andean black bears, Japanese black bear, and others of 

 small size. 



ATTENDANCE OF VISITORS 



During 1911, the attendance of visitors at the Zoological 

 Park, as recorded by the turnstiles, was as follows : 



In 1911 In 1910 



Januarv 40,012 47,649 



February 70,797 47,679 



March 77,150 126,936 



April 119,867 103,349 



Mav 234,187 195,997 



June 151,681 125,705 



Julv 170,978 198,486 



August 146,519 169,657 



September 219,046 184,161 



October 113,005 137,423 



November 74,413 70,595 



December 64,250 33,705 



Totals 1,481,905 1.441.342 



