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Yellow-breasted bunting {Emberiza aureola), one of four purchased 

 last year from Jamrach, laid an egg on floor of cage, without any 

 attempt at making a nest. 



May 2<)tk. Seriemas {Cariama cristata). Two received from 

 A. Thomson, head keeper at Zoological Gardens. 



May $Qi/t. Sardinian starling. A pair have hatched out three 

 young in bo.x, old aviary. 



/une 2nd. Yellow-breasted bunting {cf. antea) has laid two 

 more eggs, but will not sit. 



Jtine T,rd. Pink-headed drake {Anas caryophyllacea), one of pair 

 purchased last year from Jamrach, died after pining for several 

 days. These ducks, the only pair that were ever offered to me 

 alive for sale, bore the winter very well, and in fact throve in all 

 •ways till a few days ago. They are stupid and heavy birds, only 

 interesting from their rarity and remarkable colour of heads. 



June ^fh. Trumpeter bullfinch {Erythrospiza githaginea) laid an 



egg- 

 Sardinian starlings {cf. antek), three young, all dead from parental 



neglect. 



June dth. Common curlew {Numenius arquatus). Two young in 

 down received from T. Mann, of Aigle Hill, Allonby, as a present. 

 The smaller of the two died on the following day ; the other soon 

 took greedily to a diet of earth-worms, chopped liver, etc., and 

 became perfectly tame. 



June Zth. White-breasted gallinule {GalUnula phxnicura), received 

 in a dying state from \V. Cross on 7th inst., died in its cage next day. 



Shamas {Cittacincla macrura). Two received from W. Cross. 



Common bittern laid first egg of this season. 



Long-eared owls {Asia otus). Three young received from a Mr. 

 Adams, of the Lodge, Cockley Cley, Swaffham. 



June <)th. Common bittern has another egg and sits. 

 Little owls {Athene noctua). Thirty received from Castang. 



June loth. Woodpigeons in aviary busy nesting for third time 

 this year. 



