CINCINNATI ZOO GUIDE 
WHITE OR ALBINO RACCOON 
There are generally three or four specimens of the white or 
albino raccoons to be found in a cage just outside the west 
entrance of the Monkey House. It is claimed that the white 
raccoon is merely a color variety, the young sometimes found 
in a litter being gray and white. 
PHEASANT AND FOWL ENCLOSURE 
Leaving the Monkey House by the west door, the visitor will 
next direct his attention to the Pheasant and Water Fowl 
Enclosure, which embraces about three-fourths of an acre of 
ground, enclosed by a high fence of wire netting, with a pond 
near the center of the enclosure. In this yard are confined a large 
variety of pheasants and fancy ducks, including mandarin 
ducks, wood ducks, Japanese teal, green and blue-winged teal, 
pintail mallard, ruddy sheldrake, American widgeon, black 
swans, egrets, ibis, and jim, the talking crow. 
The birds in this enclosure are deeply interesting, and many 
of them are very beautiful. Three orders of birds are represented 
in this enclosure: The egrets and ibis and night heron repre¬ 
sent the order Hefodiones. The ducks, teals, sheldrakes, etc. 
represent the order Anseres. The pheasants represent the order 
G allin ae. 
The Pheasants. These beautiful birds embrace a number of 
varieties. Their original home is China and the Himalayas. 
In the collection are found the gorgeous golden pheasant, 
the equally ornate amherst pheasant, the beautiful silver 
pheasant, the magnificent peacock pheasant, the rufous-tailed, 
the ring-necked and the rare purple kaleege pheasants, the 
versicolor pheasant, the cabot tragopan pheasant and the 
magnificent reeves pheasant, whose tail feathers measure 
nearly five feet in length. 
White Peafowl (Pavo cristatus). This beautiful bird belongs to 
the pheasant family. Frequently it is shown in this enclosure. 
This bird is a native of Asia. Several white peafowls are raised 
in the Garden every year, and the surplus are sold or exchanged 
for other birds. r , 
