CINCINNATI ZOO GUIDE 
sula from the Himalayas to the south of Mysore, but does not 
occur in Ceylon. Districts of thin brush with scattered low trees 
or alternations of scrub and open grassy plains are the usual 
haunts of this animal, which is rarely seen in thick forest. It is 
generally met with in mixed herds, but the old bulls are often 
found apart, though they occasionally associate together. 
The India Antelope (.Antilope cervicapra). The black buck is 
confined to India, and is one of the handsomest of the smaller 
antelopes. The male’s horns are long and twisted, spirally. The 
first year the young are fawn color like the females, but as they 
grow older they get darker, and finally the upper part of the 
male’s body turns black and the under part is white, giving a 
striking contrast. These antelopes breed freely in captivity. 
African Ostrich (Struthio camelus). In the next two divisions 
will be seen two fine specimens of the ostrich. The ostrich 
proper is distinguished from the rhea, the emu and the cas¬ 
sowary by having two toes on each foot, also being nearly 
twice the size of the others, and having the neck bare of 
feathers. The male ostrich is black and the female is light grey. 
Leaving the Herbivora Building by the west door can be seen 
the Athletic Field and parking space for automobiles. 
THE CENTER LAKE 
Turning to the right the visitor will arrive at the shores of a 
large lake which contains a varied collection of swans, geese, 
ducks, pelicans, cranes, blue heron, gulls, etc. 
Swans. The swan has a long neck. This is because it doesn’t 
dive, yet subsists on aquatic roots, etc. The stroke of his wing 
is remarkable for its power. It is said that they live to be one 
hundred years old. Owing to its beauty and grace the swan has 
been the inspiration of many a rhyme and story. There are in 
the collection four species of swans. 
The Whistling Swan (Cygnus musicus). This is a native of 
Europe. The shape and the color of its beak, which is slender, 
without the black tubercle, and which is black at the tip and 
yellow at the base, distinguishes it from other species. 
