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POPULAR OFFICIAL GUIDE. 



SERIEMA. 



SECRETARY BIRD. 



great crowned pigeons, tinamous, toucans, giant king-fishers 

 and hombills. In the great central flying cage there is per- 

 haps the most remarkable omnium- 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 Plying Cage. .15x36x20 feet high. . 1 

 Side Cages 5x5x9 35 



End Cages 5x12x9 2 



