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AQUATIC BIRD HOUSE. 
crowd around their keeper, and with wide-open pouches 
earnestly solicit contributions. 
THE AQUATIC BIRD HOUSE, No. 5. 
This building is the result of an attempt to solve an old 
problem in a new way—the care of large migratory water 
birds in the most uneven winter climate on earth. In com- 
parison with the care in winter of flamingoes, large herons, 
egrets, ibises, and the hke, the housing of perching birds, 
birds of prey and the parrots, presents few difficulties. But 
the wealth of fine water birds in North America alone, and 
the interest attaching to them, seem to justify the labor 
and expense that have been involved in this building and 
its appointments. Practically all of the birds to be seen in 
this building in winter are mentioned elsewhere in this 
volume. 
THE OWL CAGES.—After the completion of the Eagle 
and Vulture Aviary, the ten large cages on the exterior of 
the Aquatic-Bird House, which have been occupied tempo- 
rarily by the birds of prey, will be used for the owl collec- 
tion. 
The Giant Eagle Owl, (Bubo bubo), is a true giant among 
the owls. It is found throughout continental Europe, keep- 
