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seen in captivity. A big bull rhi- 
noceros was lost last year from 
nephritis. 
We next pass a few magnificent 
examples of several species of palms, 
including an enormous date palm. 
The tea gardens are adjacent, below 
which will be found the Aviaries of 
the Birds of Prey—a series of 
eighteen large cages, each fifteen feet 
wide and ranging in height from 
twelve to eighteen feet. A fine series 
of eagles is located here, including 
the black or Versaux’s, the tawny, 
the brown, the African hawk, the 
martial hawk and the crowned hawk- 
eagle of South Africa; also the 
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seldom seen alive even by South 
Africans. It is a very difficult ani- = 
mal to keep alive, and the specimen : 
now on exhibition is the third the 
institution has been able to rear. 
It has to be accustomed to an arti- 
ficial diet of maize-meal gruel mixed 
with milk and raw eggs. 
The Pachyderm House contains 
an Indian and an African elephant, 
a black rhinoceros and a fine bull 
hippopotamus, the largest we have 
HOUSE FOR PACHYDERMS 
South African sea eagle (Hallaetus 
vocifer), five species of South Afri- 
‘an vultures, including the enormous 
black or eared vulture (Orogyps au- 
ricularis ), the white crowned (Lopho- 
gyps occipitalis), the white-backed 
(Pseudogyps africanus) and the 
Egyptian vulture. Of the exotic 
species, the condor of South America 
and the brightly colored king vul- 
ture are noteworthy. There also are 
five species of South African owls, 
including the giant eagle owl, and a 
fair collection of kites, kestrels and 
buzzards. 
Below this are the Zebra and Buf- 
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