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tremendously excited for some days presumably thinking i\ was some


inhabitant of their native country and would, it seemed to me, have

readily attacked it, had they been allowed. Are they hostile to small

mammals ? Whether the above birds are still alive I cannot say,

but if any readers are in that neighbourhood it might be worth

inquiring, because, if so, it would throw some light on the length of

life in the species.


Can Dr. Amsler give any information about the age of his male

and female ? Are they about the same age ? If not, which is the older

bird ? If such facts are known they might be useful knowledge for

breeders trying to mate up a pair in the future.


Frederick D. Welch, M.R.C.S.



SCARLET IBIS


Sirs, — With reference to the Scarlet Ibis, Lord Tavistock is quite


right ; these birds will retain their colour in captivity. My bird has


moulted out a iicher colour this year than last ; some of its feathers


are quite scarlet. It is in a large aviary with a good-sized pond, and is


fed on bread and milk, biscuit meal, and cooked meat. A young


Roseate Spoonbill that I had for nearly two years never came into


colour, but the bird was never in very good health, which perhaps


accounted for this.


\V.\i, Shore-Baelv.

June 4, 1921.



DATE OF THE COUNCIL MEETING AND

TEA— A CORRECTION


By a regrettable error the date of the Council Meeting of the Society

and of the tea was wrongly announced in the last issue of the Magazine.

The date will be Fridav, June 24.



