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From beinj; one of the most peaceful ami kindly disi>ose(l 

 of l)irds, one uf the Sandhill Cranes has developed a tem- 

 [ler bordcrinji on the fiendish. A stranger enterinjj the 

 corral would he surprised to see the bird stride boldly to- 

 ward him, (lalteii himself on the j^round, stretch out his 

 winj^s, at the same lime making a curious booming sound. 

 If not keenly on the alert, the next moment would see the 

 birtl rise suddenly in the air, and make a headlong di\'e 

 straight at his face. .\t any sign of timidity, the attack 

 would be furious, and considerable damage, perhaps the 

 loss of an eye, might result from the lightning thrust of 

 the strong beak. If, however, the caller is aw.are of the 

 attack, a quick grasp about the neck renders the bird prac- 

 tically helpless. 



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Kecenlly upon atlinipting to enter the Rhinoceros' cage, 

 the keeper was met liy a vigorous charge from this unusu- 

 ally amiable animal. Several attempts at reconciliation 

 failed to reduce the local irrit.ation, and Conrad was at last 

 compelled temporarily to withdraw. .\ close examination 

 of the anitnal showed the eyelids of one eye greatly swollen, 

 with opacity of the cornea, and small hemorrhages in the 

 a(|ueous humor. The Dii'iiihniiui niclilaiis completely cov- 

 ered the eyeliall. The animal was immedi.ately put upon a 

 light (lict of green food and a laxative administered, to re- 

 duce blood-pressure. The eyelids were kept continuously 

 wet with boracicacid solutions, applied by syringing 

 through the bars. Four or five days' treatment sufficed to 

 put Ranee well on the road to recovery, and four weeks ef- 

 fected a complete cure. 



The largest Japanese Red-faced Monkey has ilevcloped 

 a very bad temper. Having bitten his keeper quite badly, 

 like .\lex.ander he looked about for other worlds to con- 

 ([uer. The Mangabeys being available, he managed to 

 draw a long tail through a double partition of wire netting, 

 and bite oti three vertebin. Then, in order to draw the skin 

 over the end, the doclcjr took off a fourth. This slight 

 loss in no way interfered with Mangabey's social responsi- 

 bilities, as he took his place with the rest, at once. With 

 a dozen other monkeys in sight, old Red-face again at- 

 tacked his first victim, and repeated the injury by taking 

 off two more vertebra, lie was thereupon sentenced to the 

 solit.ary confinement vvliich his conduct had earned for him. 



The bravery of the Red-faced Monkey is noteworthy, 

 .and once a s.ally is made at him, he accepts the challenge, 

 and attacks without hesitation. .\ tussle with such an 

 animal would be anytliing but a pleasing diversion. 



.\n iimovalion, which is bound to attract as much atten- 

 tion as the " i)icture-label," and also interest the visitor in 

 an equal manner, is the " Map of Cieogr.aphical Distribu- 

 tion." These maps have been placed at the various ranges 

 and the bear dens, and, as fast as completed, will he put 

 up in the buildings and other installations. Kor oul-of- 

 doors the map-case is cimstructcd upon water-proof princi- 

 ples — a frame of zinc with front of glass, 14 x 17'.^ inches 

 — making it impervious to all climatic changes and the 

 humiil atmosphere. The m.ap itself is printed upon heavy 

 paper in the best style of the " printer's art," and the geo- 

 graphical distribution .and type locality of each species 

 carefully marked. Upon the m.ap is printed the data nec- 

 essary to explain its meaning. For the interior, where the 

 space is limited, the map will be smaller. 



Cub; 2l'umas: i Civet Cat : I < )celot ; 3 I.ynx ; 3 Otters; 

 4 Japanese Hears, re[>resenling 1 s|>ecies ; 3 Sloth Hears; 



2 Siberian Hadgers; 1 Chinese San<l Hadger; I Japanese 

 Kox ; I Raccoon Dog; I Hinlurong; I llairy-eared Rlii- 

 noceros ; I Musk-Ox; 5 .Sea I. ions; 2 .\oudad ; I Cha- 

 mois; I Tahr ; i I. lama; 4 .Mule Deer; 2 Sika Deer; i 

 Japanese I-)eer ; I I'rong-hijrned .\ntelope; 1 Japanese 

 Wild l-!oar; 2 Spotted Cavy ; 10 Kangaroo Rats; () Coypu 

 Rats; 4 I'ox Sipiirrels; y, 13-lincd .Spermupiilles. 



HiKDS. 

 Two Himalayan Laughing Thrushes ; 1 Siberian Jay ; 2 

 Rose - breasted Cock.atoos ; 1 Military .Macaw ; 8 Snowy 

 Owls; 2 (.'aracara Kagles; 2 Duck Hawks; i Mexican 

 Ouan; 4 HIack-shouldered Peacocks: 3 Wild Turkeys; 3 

 Mongolian Pheasants; 3 Knglish Pheasants; 2 Ring- 

 necked Pheasants; i Jabiru ; 2 Wood Ibis; 2 Roseate 

 .Spoimbills ; 6 (Jreat Hlue Herons; I Yellow - crowned 

 Night Heron; 3 Ward's Herons; 3 I.iltle Hlue Herons; 



3 Snowy Egrets; 6 .Vmerican Kgrels; 3 .-Vinerican Fla- 

 mingoes; 2 lirown Pelicans; 5 Snake Hirds. 



Rl-.I'IJI.KS. 



I'welve Iguanas; i Alligator Terrapin; I .African Mud 

 Turtle; 113 Turtles, of seven species ; i Hlack-lailed Py 

 thon; 1 Regal Python; 4 .Vfrican Rock .Snakes; 1 Indian 

 Sand Hoa ; 7 California Clartersnakes ; 4 Texas Rattle- 

 snakes; 3 Diamond-backed Rattlesnakes; 5 Handed Rat- 

 tlesnakes; 3 Cobra-de-Capellos ; 4 Jap.anese Salamanders. 



RECENT ARRIVALS. 



.\lAMNtAI.S. 



Two .adult Orang-Utans and one infant ; 2 Chimpanzees ; 

 I Japanese .\pe ; 2 Harbary .Vpes ; 7 Jap.anese Red-faced 

 Monkeys; i Pig-tailed Macaque; 3 Vellow-bearded Le- 

 murs; I Oray-headed Lemur ; 3 Ruffed Lemurs; 1 Tiger 



HIRTIIS. 



Mil HI mil Is. — to Timber Wolves; 7 Coyotes; 2 North- 

 ern Plains Fox; it Opossums; I Canada Porcupine; ; 

 \'irginia Deer; 2 Mexican Deer; 2 Elk; I Fallow Deer; 

 I Pekin Sika Deer; I Red Deer; 3 liuffalo ; I Axis Deer. 



/>/;•</...— 25 Red Jungle Fowl; 4 Oolden Pheasants; I 

 Reeves' Pheasant ; 24 Ring-necked Pheasants; 12 lOnglish 

 Pheasants; q .Mongolian Pheasants; 6 Lady .XmhersI 

 Pheasants; 6 California Partridges; 2 Wild Turkeys; 1 

 HIack-shouldered Peafowl; 3 Indian Peafowl; 7 Wood 

 Ducks; too Mallard Ducks. " 



A'l/'/i/rs. — The following reptiles deposited eggs: Cuban 

 Crocodile, Horned Lizard. Large-headed Turtle, Spotted 

 'Turtle, Chicken .Snake, Hhick Snake, Hog-nosed Snake, 

 and Rainbow Snake. 



GENERAL l\Fi)KM.\TION. 



AnMIssiov. — On all holidays and on .Sunday, Tuesday, 

 Wednesday, Friday, and Saturd:iy, admission to the Zoo- 

 logical Park is free. 



On every Monday and Thursday, save when either of 

 those days falls on a holiday, only members of the Society, 

 and persons holding tickets from the Society, are admitted 

 free. -Ml others pay twenty-five cents for each adult, and 

 fifteen cents for each child under twelve years of age. 

 Tickets are sold only at the entrances. 



OPK.NiNt; ANi> Ci.osixc. — F'rom Miy ist to November 

 1st, the entrance-gates will be opened at 9 a.m. and closed 

 half an hour before sunset. From Nrfiember tst to May 

 I St the gates will open at 10 A. M. 



HicYCi.F.s must l>e checked at the entrances (five cents). 

 All wheels not called for half an hour before sunset will be 

 locked up until the following day. 



Restaurant. — At the Rocking .Stone Restaurant meals 

 are served .\ la carte every day from 10 a.m. to the closing 

 hour. 



In the North Pavilion of this building is a spacious lunch 

 counter, where all kinds of luncheon food are served at 

 popular prices. 



The Reptile House Lunch Roimi has been closed. 



