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cause they were fed and watered, and sheltered from the 

 worst storms. 



Along the western wall of the Large Bird-House, outside, 

 fourteen large cages are filled with members of the Crow 

 and Blackbird Families {Corvidac and Icfcridae), such as 

 the Ravens, Crows, Jays, Magpies, Blackbirds, Meadow- 

 larks, Cowbirds and Grackles, beside which appear our old 

 friends the Yellow-Shafted Flicker and Red-Headed Wood- 

 pecker. 



The following systematic enumeration of the Oi'ders of 

 birds represented in the Zoological Park on May 1, 1907, and 

 the number of species and individuals in each, will show the 

 composition and scope of our avian collection as a whole. 

 The number of genera represented is 304. 



LIST OP BIRDS ON HAND MAY 1, 1907. 



ORDERS. Species. Specimens. 



Rheiformes Rheas 1 2 



Struthionlformes Ostriches 2 3 



Casuaritormes Emeus and Cassowaries. 2 4 



Tinamiformes Tinamou 2 5 



Galliformes Quail and Ptieasants, ... 59 182 



Columbiformes Pigeons and Doves 32 lOG 



Ralliformes Coots and Gallinules. ... 7 , 20 



Podicipedidiformes Grebes 1 1 



Lariformes Gulls and Terns 11 34 



Charadriformes Plovers and Sandpipers. 7 17 



Gruitormes Cranes, Seriema 9 18 



Ardeiformes Ibises, Storks and Her- 

 ons 22 71 



Palamedeiformes Screamers 1 3 



Phoenicopteriformes. . . . Flamingoes 2 8 



Anseriformes Swans, Geese and Ducks. 45 347 



Pelecaniformes Cormorants and Pelicans 9 25 



Cathartidiformes New World Vultures.... 5 12 



Accipitriformes Hawks and Eagles; Old 



World Vultures 20 35 



Strigiformes Owls 15 33 



Psittaciformes Parrots, Macaws and 



Cockatoos 46 107 



Coraciformes Kingfishers and Horn- 

 bills 2 4 



Trogones Trogons 1 2 



Coccyges Cuckoos 2 3 



Scansores Toucans 5 21 



Picif ormes Woodpeckers 3 3 



Passeriformes Thrushes, Sparrows and 



all perching birds.... 199 1150 



Totals 510 221S 



