NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL PARK, 149 
Parrot Hall..Side Cages 6x8x9 21 
Glass Court..West Cages 8x9x9 6 
East & North Cages.5x6x8 16 
OUTDOORS. 
Northeast Cages 7x12x10 2 
East Cages 6x8x10 10 
Southeast Circular Flight Cage 20x20x20 1 
South Cages 6x8x10 3 
Large Western Cages 15x15x15 3 
Smaller Western Cages 6x9x10 14 
Total number of cages........... 000.0... eee eceeee 114 
Regarding the state of health and spirits of the birds in 
this building, the visitor must be left to judge for himself. 
It is only fair to state, however, that the death rate here 
and indeed amongst the birds of the Park generally, is 
very low. 
In view of the great number of avian species inhabiting 
the Large Bird-House, it is a practical impossibility to give 
more than a general outline of the groups and leading feat- 
ures of the collection. 
As the visitor enters at the south door, nearest the Lion 
House, he is greeted by a discordant chorus of ear-piercing 
shrieks and squawks, joyous but very raucous, and at times 
too persistent. Loudest are the voices of the gorgeously- 
plumaged Blue-and-Yellow Macaw, (Ara ararauna) ; the Red- 
and-Blue Macaw, (Ara macao), and the Great Green Macaw. 
Around their cages there is no such thing as stagnation or 
somnolence. The soft-hued Rosella Parakeets, the flock of 
mostly-green Cuban Parrots, the Leadbeater Cockatoos and 
the White Cockatoos all join in their voices, to the limit of 
their respective abilities, but against macaws which can be 
heard a mile, their best efforts seem tame. The members of 
the Order Psittaciformes (as above) have been beautifully 
colored by Nature, and their harsh voices seem strangely 
out of harmony with their plumage. 
The indoor cages along the western side of the Large 
Bird-House (both halls included), contain an extensive 
series of tropical Pigeons and Doves, which are well worth 
some attention. 
The most startling exhibit in this group is the Bleeding 
Heart Pigeon (Phlogoenas lusonica), from the Philip- 
pines, whose creamy-white breast seems to have been recent- 
lv stabbed with a-stiletto. It is no wonder that now and 
then a sympathetic visitor seeks the curator, or a keeper, 
