Hoatzin
or HOACTZIN, Opisthocomus cristatus, a singular gregarious South American bird, sometimes called GARRET A. HOBART 1869; practiced in Paterson, N. J.; was a member of the New Jersey Assembly in 1873-1874, and speaker during the latter year. Later he was chosen a member of the State Senate, of which he was president in 1881-1882. In Novem- HOBBEMA ber, 1896, he was elected Vice-President of the United States. He died in Paterson, N. J., Nov. 21, 1899.