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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dnot prove popular and I was able to purchase one for avery few shillings. I was rather lucky in picking up ahen from another dealer—the only one I have ever seen. Personally, I think this a very charming species.The handsome plumage of the male (indigo black withpure white shoulder patch) and the graceful shape ofboth sexes, together with their sprightly wa3s andquaint vivacity render them, to my mind, far moredesirable than other more brightly coloured specieswhich, even in an aviary, will be found somewhatsluggish. The Black Tanager is always in motion, and withhis long pointed wings you will find him, in a largeaviary, almost as active and graceful as a Swallow.True, he is somewhat of a bully, but 3ou are notlikely to have any trouble with him on that account,,except just in the breeding season, and then only if heis associated with birds much weaker than himself. My Black Tanagers were turned out in an aviar.y14ft. long, loft. deep, and only 6ft. 6in. high at the end BIRD NOTES
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Photo by W. E. Tkscukmakkk, B.A.NEST AND EGGS OF BLACK TANAGER. (Tachyphoniis tnelaliucus\ 203 of March. There was a small covered house in theaviar), but they did not make any use of it, for allTanagers (if iu good health) insist upon roosting in ashrub, if there be one, no matter how cold the weatheror how warm the shelter provided for their benefit. On the 14th of June the hen began to construct anest of hay and grass stems in a thick privet hedge.The nest was so deep as to entirely conceal the birdwhen sitting except just her tail. The photographdoes not give a good idea of the depth of the nest,partly because it was taken from above, and partlybecause, at the time when it was taken, the sides ofthe nest had become somewhat flattened by use. The three eggs were laid on consecutive days audincubation lasted for thirteen days. The j^oung werever)- small and covered with black down. For thefirst week they got only live insect food, but after thatthey were fed partly on fruit (chiefly

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