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probably at a considerable distance, as it requires a large 
area to furnish sufficient food for such multitudes.” — Natural 
History of Ceylon. 
When at rest, the Fruit Bat hangs head downward, by one 
foot, wrapping itself tightly in the folds of its wings. 
Another mammal, also kept in this building during cold 
weather, is the Six-banded Armadillo {Dasypus sex-cinctus'). 
The Armadillos belong to the order Edentata — so called from 
the imperfections in their supply of teeth. They live in the 
warmer portions of the New World, from Texas into South 
America. They burrow in the ground and live on worms and 
insects. 
The order includes, among existing animals, the Arma- 
dillos, Sloths, and Ant-eaters of tropical America and Af- 
rica. Some of the largest of extinct mammals, of which 
remains have been discovered, as Glyptodon, Mylodon, and 
Megatherium were also Edentates, — the first having been a 
sort of gigantic Armadillo fifteen feet long. 
No. 21.— THE AVIARY. 
Pending the construction of a new Aviary at the south- 
eastern end of the Garden, between the Lake and Thirty- 
fifth street drive, the collection of birds will be found much 
crowded. 
The order Passeres, or Perching Birds, is the largest and 
most comprehensive of all the higher groups and includes 
almost all our songsters. In fact, a very large proportion of 
the smaller birds which are familiar in our midst will be 
found classed within its limits. 
The Thrushes are represented here by the Wood Thrush 
(^Turdus mustelinus') of America, the Robin (^Turdus mi- 
gratorius'), the English Black Bird (Turdus meruld), the 
Mockingbird (Turdus polyglottus), the Cat Bird (^Turdus 
carolinensis), and a number of other species. 
