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Avicultural Notes



plentiful in Iviza a few days later, and also present in Formentera.

Two obtained from these islands seem to belong to the typical form,

(F. eg. cenanthe, but this point is not yet decided, the adult male from

Iviza appearing to have a great deal of white on the forehead.


Muscicapa grisola. —One pair of Spotted Flycatchers was identified

in Formentera on April 18. I did not succeed in procuring a specimen,

which almost certainly was M. grisola grisola.


Muscicapa atricapilla. —Mr. Willford tells me he saw a male Pied

Flycatcher on April 19 in Formentera. The bird was not obtained, and

is here named binomially, but doubtless belonged to the typical species.


H irundo rustica. —Swallows were plentiful at all the islands, but

not in particularly large companies. The majority were probably

H. rustica' rustica on migration, but none were secured.


Chelidon urbica. —One specimen only of a House Martin was seen

on our visit, and that was on April 15, at Santa Eulalia, Iviza.


(To be continued.)



AVICULTURAL NOTES


An Arrival of South African Birds. —The importation of birds

from South Africa is worthy of special notice, because even in pre-War

days all birds from there were decidedly scarce. Mr. Hamlyn asked me

to go and see his collection on arrival, and it was a great pleasure to note

the wonderfully good condition of the birds after their long voyage.

The collection consisted of some four or five Grey Touracous (Schizorhis

concolor), a species probably never before imported ; some half-dozen

of the very pretty Red-capped Larks ( Tephrocorys cinerea) new to

aviculture; some Redwing Francolins (Francolinus levaillanti ) ;

Coqui Francolins (F. coqui ); Cape and Rock Buntings ; a cage-full

of Greater Amethyst Sunbirds ; and another containing a large number

of Violet-eared and Black-cheeked Waxbills, Ruddy Firefinches, and

Blue-breasted Waxbills. Alario Finches, noted for their sweet song,

were present in some numbers, as were also Paradise, Pintail, and

Queen Whydahs, and the interesting little Scaly-fronted Weaver ;

I must not omit to mention a cage full of Rosy-faced Lovebirds.



