44 ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN 
ZUNI INDIANS VISIT THE BISON: ZOOLOGICAL PARK 
Representatives of the Zuni tribe of Arizona who came east for the opening of the Museum of the Amer¬ 
ican Indian in New York City. During their trip to tlie Park, the elder man, a high-priest of his tribe, 
blessed several of the animals. They expressed great; pleasure upon receiving two Macaw feathers 
which they desired for use in some tribal- ceremony 
otter. These animals were finally given liberty 
a great part of the day and wandered around 
the Park, to the great amusement of visitors. 
So strong was the attachment among the in¬ 
congruously different types that all kept very 
close together except at times when the otter 
decided to swim and dive in a small stream. 
This produced vociferous anxiety on the part 
of the monkey watching intently at the water’s 
edge, and a frenzied scampering along the 
stream by the skunk. The otter seldom took 
advantage of his aquatic abilities for more than 
a few minutes and as he emerged, dripping 
from his swim, the odd trio ambled off to amuse¬ 
ments more suited to the other members. We 
have a similar happy family in the Small Mam¬ 
mal House, although a bit too temperamental 
to be trusted at liberty in the Park. Its mem¬ 
bers consist of a sapajou monkey, a coati-mundi 
and a Mexican fox. They are excellent friends, 
though etiquette at feeding times is utterly 
lacking. The monkey is amusingly concerned 
for his personal interests and when given a 
lump of sugar he will rush for the water trough, 
dip it in several times in order to speed its con¬ 
sumption and thus eliminate what might result 
in a sharing of the morsel with his friends if 
the process of eating were too prolonged. 
Heron Rookery .—For a real touch of Nature, 
—and existing within the boundaries of the Zoo¬ 
logical Park,—we suggest that those among our 
visitors who are particularly interested in birds, 
visit the northern part of the Park and study 
the night heron rookery established by Curator 
Crandall some years ago. These birds have bred 
to surprising numbers. Their spectral forms, 
roosting among the branches of tall trees about 
the margin of Lake Agassiz, remind the ob¬ 
server of the heron haunts in our southern 
swamps. 
The Collection of Kangaroos .—Over one of 
our buildings is a lettered carving, “Small Deer 
House,” but this insignia has become mislead¬ 
ing. This building now contains one of the 
finest series of kangaroos and wild swine that 
ever has been brought together. We are chang¬ 
ing the title of the structure and placing signs 
in the Park directing visitors to this collection. 
There are thirty-four specimens of kangaroos 
on exhibition, representing the wallaroo, giant 
and western red kangaroos, Woodward kanga¬ 
roo, the black-faced wallaby, ring-tailed walla¬ 
by, rufous wallaby and the swamp wallaby. The 
wild swine are represented by the wild boar, 
wart-hog, red and South African river hogs and 
the peccary. Raymond L. Ditmars. 
