ADDITIONAL AVIx^llY KOTES o3l 



room beside the young birds for him to sit, he 

 "thrust insects into the baby's mouth as he 

 flew past. How deftly he did this ! 



On June 19th the hen began her second 

 ■clutch. On July 3rd, one young appeared and 

 two more (3n the next day. Unfortunately 

 all the nestlings died for some unaccountable 

 reason. This catastrophe marked a distinct 

 change in the conduct of the female. Up 

 till then she was bold and fearless, taking food 

 from my hand. Now she suddenly became 

 morose, retiring and shy, shunning human proxi- 

 mity. She also ignored all the amorous advan- 

 •ces of the male and soon after began to moult. 



Elsewhere I have noted that according to 

 Mr. Reginald Phillips the incubation period of 

 'the Sham a was twelve days. But I find that 

 'with my birds the period wsls /o2frU'cn days each 

 •time, neither more nor less. 



2. THE DHAYAL 



Two pairs of Dhayals in my aviary^ raised 

 a brood each. The nestlings, unfortunately, did 

 not live long. One of the pairs was lodged in 

 the same room with the Shama and another 

 In an adjoining room. The hen of the first 



