2^2 .\i(g,usi, Scf'icniher and October in My A7>iarics. 



conininnis) had brought off a g-ood brood of little ones; two 

 young I'inamous were lieing reared in a foster-mother. The 

 JMumbeous Quail (Syitaccus plumbcus) were also sitting again, 

 l)ut in looking for the nest, I had the misfortune to step upon 

 and kill one of the first young ones — a very handsome little cock. 

 .\ugust 15th. — I again visited the aviaries and found that 

 ilie Plumbeous Quail had hatched out five young chicks; my pair 

 (>f Pope Cardinals {Paroaria larvata) were sitting, as also were 

 my Red (iround Doves {Gcofry^^oii uwniaua). Nothing else 

 liad occurred of much interest. 



Au^s;iist 2()tli. — Returned from holiday and found that 

 Calif ornian Quails {Lophortyx calif or nica) had a nice lot of 

 young chicks running about, and that the Rufous Tinamous 

 { Rlixiichotiis rufcsccns) were again incubating. 

 August 22nd. — Hybrid Dove left nest. 

 August 24th. — Cuban Finch {Phonipara canora) sitting. 

 August 26th. — Second pair of Calif ornian Quail brought 

 off a good hatch. 



August 2/tlj. — Pope Cardinal sitting again. Her first 

 nest of eggs failed to hatch. 



August 28th. — Nine Rosey-billed Ducklings {M ctopiana 

 pcposaca) hatched. As it was so late in the season, I trans- 

 ferred them to a foster-mother, where they are doing well. 



August 2gth. — (Guinea-fowl hatched seven young ones. 

 These were a second brood. They met with a trag'ic end, as. 

 when they were a few- weeks old they got through the wire 

 netting into the Adjutant Storks' paddock, and were promptly 

 swallowed by these birds. 



August ^oth. — Mahali Weaver (Ploccpasscr mahali) 

 finished constructing a large nest. This was almost as large 

 ar, a football, and much the same shape; it had an entrance hole 

 m the side. The interior is roughly lined with sheep's w^ool. 

 and the 1)ird uses it to roost in at night. I have no hen with 

 him, but he badly wants a mate, as he is alw-ays singing and 

 displaying to the other birds in the aviary with him. 



August ^ist. — Had a visit from our Editor. Mr. Weslev 

 T Page. and. needless to say, had several long chats on birdy 

 matters. 



September ist.— -*Caha.n\s' Weaver {Hyphantornis vclatus) 



* Daniara Weaver Bird — Anderssotis Birds of Damara Land. — Ed. 



