;U() The Lammergcier in Captivity. 



end. and he would try to charge squealing at the sweeper, 

 who was very frightened of him. Yet he made no attempt 

 to hurt me. although I used to hold him liai'k hy main force. 



During the whole time that I had " Om Slopergas," 

 it wa-; remarkable that he would allow me to handle him 

 most freely, picking him up and doing anything with liim. 

 Strangers, of course,- were not at all keen to lay hands on 

 him. 



Like Autolycus he was a picker up of unconsidered 

 trifles: one morning I was sitting talking to him when the 

 great mouth opened, after sundry contortions of the gullet, and 

 a Keating's Powder tin was solemnly laid in front of me; on 

 another occasion I found an iron door-);olt on the floor, which 

 had apparently come from the same source. 



The accompanying photo was taken with sundry others 

 one morning when the Vulture was brought out from his room 

 into the sun: the sudden entrance into the warm sunlight. 

 made him open his wings to enjoy the warmth— a habit ■■om- 

 mon to many large birds. 



After the bird had been in my pos.session for 7 months 

 he was shipped on board the "City of Athens," at Ivarachi, 

 on the 9th October for transmission to Regents Park, whore 

 I thought he would be of more use than in my possession. For 

 the sea journey his old "crate" was strengthened and covered 

 with small mesh wire -netting. 



He reached the Zoological Gardens safely and last year 

 I went and saw Ws new abode — one of the large Birds of 

 Prey Avia^ie3, which he was then sharing with an adult speci- 

 men from Turkestan. The keeper allowed me to enter the 

 cage and I picked up and handled the bird as of old: but il 

 was clear that he objected and had clean forgotten me, which 

 was sad, as we had been such good friends. 



He is still there if any of our members care to look foi- 

 him. 



How I Started Aviculture and My First Season 

 with Parrakeets. 



By Dr Lovkll Kkays. 

 Aviculture to me centres round the letter "P." If 

 avicultui'e is a sin, the recording angel would be constantly 



