Bakloh Aviary Notes, 191 6. 287 



this down to laziness (or greed. — G.A.P.). Infant very well. 

 so are the Chats and all the other birds including the Tits 

 and the Babbler. How any birds lived through this last six days" 

 deluge I can't imagine. There should be no difficulty as to 

 mealworms when next young do come, there are thousands 

 and thousands nearly fully grown and tiny and still beetles, 

 so all is well. Can't you get two gold medals for all this. 

 I'll try to get more data this time if necessary. 



(Note: How persistent is woman? I think this a good 

 place to stop, other letters have " birdy " bits in them but 

 constitute another era so to speak. The Tailor Bird and Chat 

 young were all well and beyond doubt entirely independent 

 of their parents on August 3rd. I had previously written to 

 my wife for further detailis as to Chats' change of plumage. — 

 G.A.P.) 



SUMMARY. 



Pied Chat started building May 22nd. Xo eggs 26th. 

 Four or five e^gs 30th. Hatched June i ith, still in ne.st 24th, 

 two out 26th, third probably same date but three only noted 

 July 1st, beginning to feed 7th, practically independent 15th, 

 still alive and well August 3rd, quite independent. 



Tailor Birds (second attempt) building on same date 

 last young died. May 28th, almost finished 30th, three eggs 

 June 3rd, I young just hatched i6th, noted 2 young, i egg 

 in nest on 24th, only i young on 28th, out 30th, returning 

 to nest at night, out for good July 3rd, started feeding July 

 1 6th, practically independent i 5th. Still alive and well August 

 3rd.— G.A.P. 



(7"6> be continued). 



