34 Animal Life 
PRESENTED to the Society by John Brinsmead, 
Hsq., the Nankeen Night Heron is 
Nankeen eee Si 
Night Heron. 20 doubt a very rare and beautiful 
specimen of the Nycticorax cullatus, 
and was, I believe, sent from Australia by his 
daughter. In their wild state, they seldom disturb 
themselves from their slumbers in the day- 
time, and even the one in captivity, remains 
immobile for a considerable time generally perched 
on one leg, the only sign of life being the 
THE CAPE HUNTING DOG. 
Hearing of its arrival I hastened to obtain 
a picture, having had a hint that “they 
never live long here.” True enough the 
poor bird im a very few days became 
almost wnrecognisable as the beautiful 
bird shown. The Osprey used formerly 
to breed in the British Isles, chiefly in 
Scotland, by the shores of wooded moun- 
tain lakes, where it fishes by descending 
from great heights above the water and 
precipitating itself, and seizing with its claws 
the fish it has observed on the surface. 
This mode of living has given it the name 
of the Fishing Hawk. 
THE OSPREY. 
blinking of its beautiful 
eyes (which are always a et FS 
wide open) at long inter- 
vals, and it is perfectly 
heedless of the move- 
ments of the other birds 
caged with it. 
is 
~ 
“HERE to-day and gone 
to-morrow ” 
may be well 
applied to 
some of the fresh arrivals 
at the Zoo. The Osprey 
shown was a very fine 
specimen “ canght at sea,” 
and had on arrival a 
plumage scarcely ruffled. TWO OF THE WILD HORSES. WORTH £500 THE PAIR. 
A Brief 
Visit. 
