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for a coinpaiiiou for it. It arrived, a smaller and very spritely 

 bird, ill two days it began to take fish out of my hand and in a 

 week they both dived into the water for pieces thrown in for 

 them. They swim and dive magnificiently and when dry they 

 go back into their shed of their own accord. They follow us 

 about, and the other day one was found sitting bolt upright in 

 the smoking room, having come into the house through the 

 conservator}'. 



I have also three Sheldrakes and some imported Canadian 

 Turkeys, a good many Wild Ducks and East Indian Green 

 Ducks and one pair of White Callducks. Water hens come up 

 from the stream and feed with all my birds and are quite tame ; 

 the ducks make their nests in the woods and pampas grass, 

 and we put them and their young ones in a rat-proof enclosure 

 as soon as they bring them out. 



I also have some Silver Pheasants. 



All these birds are loose in the Park, and I feed them every 

 morning. I have not mentioned the pigeons which also join 

 the happy family — Tumblers, Runts, White Fantails and 

 Pouters. 



I am sorry to say I have never succeeded in rearing any 

 Gouldians. So many have died with me when in magnificent 

 plumage and seemingly good health, both out of doors and 

 indoors, that I have given them up. Once a Red-headed pair 

 built in the outdoor aviary, but a Parrakeet got in by accident 

 and killed the hen and all her young ones, and I have never 

 succeeded in inducing them to build again. I hope to have 

 more news for 5'ou at the end of the season. 



N. L. F. DuNr^EATH. 



[The readers of Bird Notes cannot fail to be charmed with 

 Lady Dunleath's delightful photographs of the very uncommon 

 pets which she has succeeded in taming. From a private 

 letter I gather that these specimens are examples of the Black- 

 footed or Cape Penguin fSpheniscus demersus) , a species found 

 at the Cape of Good Hope, and the only one, I believe, that is 

 encountered so far north. Very interesting descriptions of the 

 breeding "rookeries" of Penguins are given in Captain Scott's 

 account of his Antarctic explorations. — Ed.] 



