Notes on Some Birds. iii 



Layard had his head under his wing and was obviously in for a 

 chill. I caught him and caged him in a very warm hut at a 

 temperature of 90 degrees (even 100 degrees, I found, caused 

 him no distress), but he did not pick up as quickly as I hoped. 

 He was right off his food and would touch nothing but small 

 morsels of apple when they were held up to him and his bowels 

 were much out of order. However, when the critical third 

 day arrived he was no worse ; after that he began to pull 

 round and in due course I returned him to the aviary, having 

 taken the precaution to cut away the perch in the corner which 

 had been the cause of the trouble. He was very pleased to 

 see the Amazon again and started to display to her with the 

 same kind of squirming action that a cock Ring-neck indulges 

 in. She, however, did not give him a good reception, but 

 appeared very angry and excited, either because she mistook 

 him for a stranger or because she was offended at his desertion 

 of her for so long a period; but she was much too clumsy to 

 stand any chance of catching him; before long she realized 

 this and resumed her accustomed dignity. 







Notes on some Birds Observed on a Short Holiday 



in Holland. 



By W. Shore Baily. F.Z.S. 



To a bird lover Holland is a very interesting country, but 

 the Island of Walcheren, in which I spent a fortnight this 

 summer, is hardly so desirable for bird study as some of the 

 smaller islands farther north. However, it has a good golf 

 course, and, as I had my wife with me, this, of course, was one 

 o^ its attractions. 



The following short notes on the birds seen may be of 

 interest : 



June ist : Took a stroll along the beach, saw a pair of 

 Oyster-Catchers and a few Herring Gulls. No small waders 

 to be seen. 



June 2nd: On the golf links. Many Doves, also a few 

 Larks and Pipits and two Cuckoos were seen. 



June ^rd : Took a long walk through the woods. These 



