Bird Notes from ihe Zoological Gardens.



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The nest of the Australian Raven ( Co/vus marianee,.

Mathews), is a large open one, composed of sticks, which get

finer as the egg cavity is leached. Situated in a forked tree.

The cavity is lined with fine material. Inside measurements:

8 inches by 5


Clutch, three to four. Long shaped ; pale green ground

colour, irregularly spotted, but more at the larger end, with spots

and smudges of dark-brown. 45”"" by 28.


The nest of the Many - coloured Parrot (. Psephotus

dulciei, Mathews), is placed in a hole in the tree.


Clutch, three. Pure white. 22 mm * by 18.


The nest of the Yellow-mantled Parrot ( Platycercus

cecilae , Mathews), is placed in a hole in the tree.


Clutch, five to six. Pure white. 25 ,um - by 21.



BIRD NOTES FROM THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.


By The Curator.


The most important arrivals during the past month are as

follows.


1 Hybrid duck, between Aythya nyroca and Mannaronetta

angustirostris ; 1 Indian Roller ( Coracais indica)\ .1 female


Swinhoe’s Pheasant (. Euplocamus szvinhoii ); 2 Woodhouse Jays

(.Aphelocome woodhousei ), and 3 Pigmy Ground Doves ( Chavioepelia

viinutd) from America, both of which species appear to be new

to the collection ; 1 Fraser’s Eagle-Owl {Bubo poensis') ; 2 Sharpe’s

Wood-Owls ( Symium nuchale)\ 1 Beautiful Wood Hawk {Dryo-

triorchis speclabilis ), and 1 One-streaked Hawk ( Melierax ?no?io-

grammicus') from West Africa ; a fine adult cock Monaul Pheasant

(.Lophophorus impeyanus) from the Himalayas ; a Red-bellied

Thrush ( Tardus rufivenlris) from Brazil, and three Mortier’s

Waterhens ( Tribonyx mortieri ) from Tasmania.


We have several clutches of ducks eggs under hens, and

hope to rear a number of good kinds. At present we have

Chestnut-breasted, Chilian and Andaman Teal, Carolina Ducks

and Variegated Sheldrakes’ eggs. I believe that the only really

satisfactory way of rearing the better kinds of ducks is to take

the eggs and trust them to reliable liens.



