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many decades. Its natural home is in Africa, while it is an 
annual visitor of Europe. It migrates there every year from its 
winter quarters in Africa. There are two varieties in this 
enclosure: The white stork and the black stork, which is more 
rare. It attains a great age, and one lived here twenty-five 
years. All storks feed on fish. 
White Egret (Herodias egretta). It is found in the southern 
portions of America, and frequently in the marshy lowlands of 
Florida. It feeds on frogs, fish and small animals. It is a hand¬ 
some bird and quite conspicuous because of its snowy plumage. 
Ducks. Several varieties are always in this enclosure. One of 
the most notable is the Mallard Duck {Anas boschas). This 
familiar duck is the original from which most all the varieties of 
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