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His mate must be in full view at the time, and he must be able 

 to see and hear her first thing- the next morning". Some food 

 should be placed close by in a conspicuous position. After the 

 cock has grown accustomed to his surroundings the hen ma\^ 

 be allowed to join him at any time of day, but the greatest care 

 must be taken that she does not miss him when she first goes 

 out, or the experiment may end in disaster. 



Platyccrci can be kept with cut wings in an unclimbable 

 grass enclosure, and although they do not show to great 

 advantage under such conditions they are both healthy and 

 happy and quite ready to breed. They need, of course, a good 

 shelter and plenty of branches to climb about on, care being- 

 taken that these are so arranged that the birds cannot injure 

 themselves by dashing against the ground in a sudden attempt 

 to fly from a high perch. The same precautions must be taken 

 against quarrelling as when birds are kept in aviaries. 



To be continued. 



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Records of Birds which have Bred in Captivity. 



By E. Hopkinson, D.S.O., M.A., M.B. 



For meaning of abbreviations vide pages 58-59 (last vol.). 

 (Continued from page 20.) 



ZOSTEROPIDAE. 



209.— INDIAN WHITE-EYE. Zostcrops palpebrosa. W.T.P. 

 1st, Page. A.S. Medal. See A.M. (3), iii. 14. 

 Another success, Bainbridge, 1915. See B.N. 1915, 260. 

 Abroad. 1st, Oesterlin fRuss; but this was inconipletat jA.G.B. 



210.— NATAL WHITE-EYE. Z. virens. 



1st, Lovell Keays, 1915. See B.N. 1915, 197, and A.M. 1915, 272. 

 (" viridis " in error in the text. E.H.). 







LANIIDAE. 



211.— RED-BACKED SHRIKE Enneoctonus collurio. W.T.P. 

 ist, Gunther, 1904. A,S. Medal, A.M. n.s. ii. 339. 



