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SERIEMA. SECRETARY BIRD. 
great crowned pigeons, tinamous, toucans, giant king-fishers 
and hornbills. In the great central flying cage there is per- 
haps the most remarkable omininum-gatherum of small tropical 
birds—swimmers, waders, upland game birds and perch: 
ers—ever brought together in one cage. The bottom of 
the L is the Parrots’ Hall, 65x30 feet. It contains the par- 
rots, macaws, cockatoos, and a few other species. 
In the angle of the main building stands a structure al- 
most wholly composed of metal and glass, which is known as 
the Glass Court. It was designed especially for North Amer- 
ican song-birds. The visitor should not overlook the fact 
that there are cages filled with birds all along both the east- 
ern and western sides of the Large Bird-House. 
Nearly all the cages of both the exterior and interior of 
the Main and Parrots’ Halls, are accessible from the back 
by passage-ways; a convenience that greatly facilitates the 
work of the keepers in caring for their various charges. 
The capacity of this installation as a whole may be judged 
from the following memorandum of cages: 
APPROXIMATE SIZES OF CAGES OF THE LARGE BIRD-HOUSE 
INDOORS. 
Main Hall...Central Flying Cage. .15x36x20 feet high.. 1 
Side Cages 5x5x9 35 
End Cages 5x12x9 2 
