THE NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK 



stimulate and encourage public interest in bird preservation 

 and protection. 



Leaving Baird Court by the steps southwest of the Large 

 Bird House, the Eagle and Vulture Aviary at the left ( 1 1 

 on map) claims attention, containing in seven large flight 

 cages and six smaller cages a fine collection of these 

 birds of prey. Among them are the lammergeier vulture 

 of Asia, the booted eagle, vulturine sea eagle, the bateleur 

 eagle of Asia and Africa, the rare harpy eagle of South 

 America, the kolbe, the red-tailed and other hawks, the 

 American or bald eagle, condor and others. 



A beautiful wooded park containing a herd of the Euro- 

 pean red deer surmounts the slope overlooking the Eagle 

 Aviary, and south of these the Zebra House with its out- 

 door corrals (14 on map) accommodates the zebras and 

 wild asses. The Wild Horse House and corrals adjoin these 

 on the west. 



Grevy's zebra, Grant's zebra, Chapman's zebra and the 

 rare mountain zebra of Cape Colony are here, and the herd 

 of Mongolian wild horses is especially interesting, provid- 

 ing a link between the zebras and wild asses and the un- 

 striped domestic horse. 



The Persian wild ass, the gudha, or dwarf donkey, and the 

 Rocky Mountain sheep have their homes here. 



Descending again into the bird valley, east of the Euro- 

 pean red deer, passing the outdoor cages for various 

 pigeons and doves, the Aquatic Bird House is found, sur- 

 rounded by ten large outside cages containing the owls. 



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