Zoo Notes 
ONE of the most beautiful hawks ever de- 
posited in the Zoo was to be 
seen in the aviary nearest the 
south entrance. It is a native 
of Morocco, and is named the Many-Zoned 
Hawk (Melierax polyzonus). It is very closely 
allied to the South African whistling hawk, 
but differs from all other species by its sable 
plumage, the general colour of the upper parts 
being pearly-grey, the chest ashy-grey, and 
Many-=Zoned 
Hawk. 
Three 
Cranes: 
ASIA TIC 
WHITE 
CRANE 
(on left) ; 
DEMOL- 
SELLE 
CRANE ; 
and 
CAPE 
CROWNED 
CRANE 
(the latter 
is shown 
in the 
photo- 
graph at 
the bottom 
of the 
right-hand 
column). 
the abdomen white, barred with bands 
of a darker grey, giving it a very hand- 
some speckled appearance. like all the 
hawks, it lulls its own food, which may 
be any other kind of bird it has the pluck 
to tackle, or even one of the rodents. Low 
in flight, like the buzzard, it does not keep on 
the wing through any great distance. This 
bird, with many others in the vultures’ aviary, 
is kept in warmer quarters during the winter, 
SS 
but will be out again, I hope, as soon as the 
warmer weather sets in. 
Ps 
Two of the most beautiful of the Gruide 
family-are the Cape Crowned and Demoiselle 
Cranes; the family being closely allied to 
: the <Ardeida (herons). The 
A iican long-necked birds, with their 
pointed) bill, which readily 
pierces fish and brings them from under 
