Private Importation of Indian Birds, 191 6. 



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Private Importation of Indian Birds in 1916. 



Bv Wesley T. Page. F.Z.S., Etc. 



In the late summer of 191 5. prior to sailing for India, 

 my friend and fellow member, Mr. E. W. Harper, asked mc 

 if I would care to receiv^e and distribute consignments of 

 su :h Indian birds as he was able to secure — the main object 

 of our mutual endeavour being to secure, in pairs, such 

 species as were only to be very seldom obtained on the 

 English market, and to offer them in first instances to the 

 members of the Foreign Bird Club and Avicultural Society. 

 While we were successful in landing many interesting species, 

 most of which found homes in the aviaries of aviculturists 

 belonging to the Societies named above — many specially 

 wanted we were quite unable to obtain — the unsettled times 

 being mainly responsible for this, nevertheless we were able 

 to import the following species : 



Avadavats. 



Babblers, Jungle 



Barbels, Blue-cheeked 



Barbels, Coppersmiih * 



Barbels, Green 



Bulbuls, Black Crested Yellow 



Bulbuls, While-cheeked 



Bulbuls. White-eared 



Burnings, Red-headed 



Calornis, Glossy 



Chats. Pied Bush * 



Choughs, Himalayan * 



Coucal, Crow Pheasant or 



Doves , Indian Bronze-winged 



Drongo, Greater Racquel-lailed * 



Finch, Afghan Rosy-winged 



Finch, Nutmeg 



Fruilsucker. Gold-fronted 



Fruitsucker, Hardwick's 



Goldfinches, Himalayan 



Hornbills, Pied ' 



Laughing Thrushes, Rufous-chinned 



Laughing Thrushes, Streaked * 



Lorikeets, Scaly-breasted. 



Lorikeets, Swainson's 



Lory, Yellow-backed 



Mynahs, Bank 



Mynahs, Larger Hill 



Nonpareils. Pintail 



Nuns, Black-headed 



Orioles. Golden 



Orioles, Muroon 



Parrakeets, Blossom-headed 



Parrakeets. Javan iMoustache 



Parrakeets, Slaty-headed 



Pigeons. Kokla Green Fruit - 



Pittas, Bengal 



Quail, Button 



Quail Button, (Lesser). 



Quail Jungle Bush. 



Quail, Rain. 



Robin, Japanese. 



Roller, Indian. 



Shamas. 



Silverbills, Indian. 



Siskins, Himalayan. 



Water-Hens, White-breasted. 



White-eyes, Indian. 



Whistling-Thrush, Him. Blue. 



♦iJidicates no live arrivals. 



Only in part was our ideal fulfilled in the above 

 arrivals, nevertheless, some interesting birds have been dis- 

 tributed among our members, and the writeT hopes that some 

 interesting articles conoerning them will appear later in the 



