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in the [[underlined]] Annual Report [[/underlined]] on the needs for the zoo that he wanted the barless type of enclosure with the moat for them.

MANN: Yes.

HENSON: So I guess that was a long term achievement to finally get that. Do you know the rest of the story about the myna bird?

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MANN: The myna bird, when it came to the zoo--it had been brought by Captain [Henry C.] Kellers, in the navy. He brought this back from probably the East Indies. It could say, "Hello boy", "it's been raining all day", "so's your old man", and "goodbye." He said goodbye in two different ways, he said, "goodbye?" And he'd say, "[[underline]] good [[/underline]] -bye!" He was taught to say, "How about the appropriation?" which he said very well.

The annual meeting of the Board of Regents came about at the Smithsonian and each branch of the Smithsonian had to have an exhibit. Bill took the myna bird in a cage down to this meeting. After the meeting the men all came out and wandered around looking at the exhibits. There were three Presidents of the United States there, I forget who was the President and which ones were retired. It was [Calvin] Coolidge, [Herbert] Hoover, and I think [William Howard] Taft. There was General [Herbert Mayhew] Lord, head of the budget, Dwight [W.] Morrow, and any number of important people. When they got close to the zoo exhibit, Bill slipped into the enclosure, and well, he said he refreshed the