men of these interesting birds—the Black-footed Penguin 
(Spheniscus demersus) — has as yet been obtained by the Society. 
The orders Alectorides, containing cranes; Fulicarice, 
composed of the so-called “ shore birds,” snipe, plover, &c.; 
and Rallidce , the rails and gallinules, all contain more or less 
small species which require shelter. They live largely along 
water courses or on the seashore, from which they select the 
insects, worms, crustaceans, and seeds which serve them as 
food. Some of them are:— 
The Cariama Crane ( Cariama cristata), South America. 
The Common Trumpeter ( Psophia crepitans ), Guiana. 
The Green-winged Trumpeter (P. viridis), Brazil. 
The Cayenne Rail ( Aramides c aye sinensis), South America 
and West Indies. 
The Courlan ( Aramusgiganteus ), Florida and West Indies. 
The Carolina Rail ( Porzana Carolina ), North America. 
The Sickle-billed Curlew (. Numenius longirostris), North 
America. 
The Clapper Rail ( Rallus longirostris), eastern United 
States. 
The King Rail ( R . elegans), eastern United States. 
The Florida Gallinule ( Gallinula galeata), Gulf States. 
The Martinique Water Hen (. Porphyrio martinica), 
southern United States and West Indies. 
The Black-backed Porphyrio (P . melanotus ), Australia. 
The Hyacinthine Porphyrio (P. hyacinthinus), Europe 
and Asia. 
The Common Coot ( Fulica americana), North America. 
The American Woodcock (. Philohela minor), eastern 
United States. 
No. 23.—THE SOUTHERN BIRD 
OF PREY CAGES. 
It is the intention of the Society to erect a series of 
cages along the main walk below the Aviary for the collec¬ 
tion of birds of prey. At present only four pairs of these 
enclosures have been completed, and the birds of this order 
are much scattered through the Garden. It is convenient, 
however, to enumerate them here. 
