The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-10-06

" VI DEeA4ANs
There is scarcely bird that flies in
the air, beast that walks upon the
earth or fish that swims in the sea
water, to whatever part of the world it
may belong. including even the crea-
lures that had the hey-day of their ex-
istence in the prehistoric age, that is
not in some way represented, at least
in picture, effigy, skeleton or mounted
specimen at the Worlds fair. But there
is also a goodly representation of living
animals. The live stock excellence are
Of extraordinary size and excellence,
and wild animals are to be found of ev-
cry kind, and from every portion OF the
globe, including several very extraordi-
nary species that have never been on
exhibition in the United States.
A great variety of living birds. to all
extents and purposes in a free state,
are exhibited by the National Zoologi-
cal park (under the auspices of the
Smithsonian Institution in washing
ton city, in an immense aviary near the
Government palace, consisting of seve-
raj acres of ground covered with a wire
netting large enough to rise above the
tops of trees. This is Iongitudinally di-'
vided into two compartments. Among
the species represented in the one devo-
ted to the larger birds are the Ameri-
can egret, snowy heron, denioiselle
crane of southern Europe, sacred ibis of
Africa, the wood ibis, white ibis, brown
pelican, white pelican, night heron, am
briga or snake bird cornorant, Canada
an goose, snow goose and blue goose
and especially the roseate spoonful
who is undoubtedly "the belle Of the
ball" On the other side are smaller
birds, such as the nightingale geld
finch, pine siskin, bunting, Indian dove.
Java sparrow, bullfnch, canary finch.
California partridge and variety of Wild
ducks, such as the green-winged teal,
blue-Winged teal, wood duck, wander
ing tree duck, Java tree duck, manda-
rim, pintail and mallard. Particularly
striking are the exquisite blue and yell
low troopiaIs from South Africa, the
cardinal grosbeak, Australian wood
pigeon, white or albino Java sparrow,
blue bird, indigo bird, red-headed wood
cock and nonpareil finch. Much atten-
tion has been attracted by the curious
nests built by the African red-bi,led
weaver birds since they have been on
exhibition. They are made in two parts
so as to enable the birds to escape with
their younf from monkeys, snakes and
other enemies.
The fish tribe have the advantage Of
having a special building devoted to
their interests. that Of the United States
fisheries commission. There the young
of the black-potted trout, brook trout,
shad and other species may be seen, and
the process of Matching them witnessed.
Around the building. is covered gall
lery or closed arcade lined with aquaria,
those on one side being for freshwater
fish, such as trout (black- spotted, rain
bow, lake, dolly warden, brook or speck-
led, and the imported lochleyen and
brown, whitefsh, muscallonge. pike
perch, pike, golden ide, goldfish. cat
fish, paddle fish, buffalo fish, carp, lake
sturgeon, and numerous kinds of gar,
bass, catfish. sunfsh and perch. Among
the brook trout are a number Of abb
noes. A portion of this exhibit is by the
state of Illinois.
The saltwater aquara contain the
sheepshead, conger eel, trigger fish,
nullet, sea-catfish, pigfish squirrel fish,
coney channel bass Nassau grouper,
the tautog, with its almost human lips:
the winter founder, fiat as aheet Of
paper, and effacing itself in the sand,
from which it scarcely differs in color;
the curious triangular trunkfish.
marked with conventional star-shaped
patterns, as if pressed in calico; the
toadfish, an ugly fellow, bearing a strik-
ing resemblance to his terrestrial name
sake; and the angel-fish Of the gulf
coast, with its great wing-ike fins
which give 1t some resemblance to the
fallen variety of angel at least. There
are alo Holsters, terrapin, hermit crabs.
horseshoe crabs, blue or edible crabs,
living conch shells and various other
forms Of marine life, to say nothing of
tire vitoscope pictures elsewhere that
one can hardly believe to be other than
living
In the middle of the building is a
tank belonging to the state of New Jer-
sey, in which terrapin swim and crawl
and a number of seals bask, swim and
frolie to the great delight of all visitors,
to whom their almost human intelli-
gence is a constant source Of wonder
Somewhat similar, and equally popu-
lar, is the tank in the forestry building
filled with beavers from Canada, who
are constantly swimming to and fro
with their fiat spade-like tails, gnawing
sticks, or attempting to build them up
into dams, delicately washing their
food, or otherwise making themselves
interesting.
There are several exhibits of living
fish in the same building, most notable
of which are those Of Pennsylvania and
Missouri. The Missouri aquaria illus
trate several of the brilliant successes
of the government fish propagation
work. Besides fish native to the state,
like the black bass, grass pike, cropple,
sunish, bullhead and channel catfish,
and the imported German, mirror and
leather carp, to say nothing Of inedible
species like the dogfish and gar, there is
a fine exhibit of rainbow trout and
brook trout from the mountain streams
of the Ozark region which have been
successfully stocked The rainbow
trout now ascend the Missouri treams
every spring. They have become album
dant in the Ninagu river Gncluding
Lake Hahatonka), the Merrimac
springs and Blue Spring, on the Merri-
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