Identifier: birdnotes06fore (find matches)
Title: Bird notes
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Foreign Bird Club National British Bird and Mule Club
Subjects: Birds -- Periodicals Birds -- Great Britain Periodicals
Publisher: Brighton : Foreign Bird Club : National British Bird and Mule Club
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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e young bird hanging from the entrance tothe nest, strangled in the piece of string I named. It wasdead and such a fine, fat bird. After I took it off (this was atS a.m.) it was noon before the old bird returned to the nest;I was in despair. However, nothing further happened, ami atthe end of a month, three fine birds flew out. I was awayfrom home a month, and on my return found the young birdsjust coming into colour. I have only one youngster left, forrats found their way into the flight, and took one young birdand a Chinese Ouail. Another Parrot Finch was caught in atrap, set when I was ill and not made secure from the l)irds. Ihave now had the whole flight concreted, so there will be nofear for the future, and as I have bought two more ParrotPinches, I hope I shall have better luck this year, The Bengalee hen who paired with a Spice bird in 1906 andbred four hybrids, this year mated with a Bengalee cock, (I hav-ing sold the Spice bird). She hatched three young birds, and BiKD Notes
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GOLDEN-CROWNED CONURES(Coiitirus aureus J Photo by E. O. Page, /torn a water colour dra-wing., by J. C. Pakk,from living specimens in ike collection of F. SOMKRS, Esq, 341 two of these were drowned; the other is a fine bird, brown likethe Spice bird, only the pencilling is more marked. He has^paired with a Bengalee. My Avadavats hatched three young ones, reared them forten dajs and then deserted them. I have a lovely pair of Crimson Wing Parrakeets which Ihope will breed this 3ear. ^be (5olt)cns«crowneD (Toiuires. (Couuriis aureus).By WEsr.Kv T. Pack, P\Z.S. The plate for which these notes are written, is a photo froma water-colonr drawing by Mr. J. C. Park, drawn from livingbirds in the possession of our esteemed member, Mr. F. vSomers,M.R.C.V.S., whom I have failed in persuading, so far, to writean account of his interesting pets. This is another species which so far has not been bred inthis country, and which even town and city folk might risk intheir garden aviaries, and be, perc

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