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beautiful. The following will be found in this building: — 
The Sulphur-crested Cockatoo \Cacatua galerita), the 
Roseate Cockatoo {Cacatzm roseicapilla), Leadbeater’s 
Cockatoo {Cacatua leadbeaterii), and the Rose-crested 
Cockatoo {Cacatua moluccensis'). These birds are said to 
live to a great age, — a specimen of the last-named species, 
on a perch on the east side of th^ building, being supposed 
to be over eighty years old. 
The Crested Grass Parrakeet ( Calopsitta novcz-hollandice) 
is a very beautiful bird from Australia, living in hollow 
trees. Unlike most of its order, it breeds with some facility 
in confinement, when afforded proper accommodations. 
The order Columbce, comprising the Pigeons and Doves, 
and which also included the now extinct Dodo (JDidus in- 
epius), is a very extensive group, containing some three hun- 
dred species, more than one-third of which are natives of 
the Malayan Archipelago, the remainder being distributed 
over the world. A large number of species are indigenous 
to North America, many of which have been exhibited at 
the Garden; of these, the following are usually on hand: — 
The White-crowned Pigeon {Columba leucocephald), 
Southern United States and West Indies. 
The Cuban Pigeon {Columba inornata), West Indies. 
The Common Wild Pigeon [Ectopistes migratorius) , North 
America. 
The Blue-headed Pigeon [Starncetias cyanocephald), 
Southern United States and West Indies. 
The Carolina Dove {Zencedura carolinensis), North 
America. 
The Zenaida Dove {Zenaida amabilis), West Indies. 
The Key West Dove ( Geotrygon martinica) , Southern 
United States and West Indies. 
These birds are all more or less common in the regions 
where they are found. The Common Wild Pigeon is mi- 
gratory in its habit, and travels in enormous flocks of many 
millions. They may be seen in some parts of the West, dur- 
ing their annual migration, covering acres of trees at night, 
when roosting. 
