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lonely, as the “ Kings ” did not seem to care to associate with it. The

baby, with its fine brown furry coating, was considerably plumper in

appearance than its parents, and most unlike them, with their snowy

breasts, grey backs, and beautiful orange collars.


There have been many births since the opening of the Park. Two

young Rheas were hatched out in 1914, but only one survived. Since

then a number of young have been bred. A considerable number of

Geese, Ducks, and Pheasants have been reared, and a pair of Tinamou

nested, but the eggs were not fertile. A pair of Moorhens have nested

twice and hatched—in all, eleven young. A pair of Cockatoos nested

twice, but on both occasions the eggs proved infertile. A number

of Pmdgerigars and one Black-faced Lovebird have been reared, and

also Californian Quail, Cockatiel, and hybrids between Gadwall and

Widgeon.


In 1918 a pair of King Penguins “ nested ”. (This term, although

not correct, is used for want of a better one. Penguins make no nest,

but the single egg is held, during incubation, upon the feet and covered

with a fold of down and feathers of the abdomen. Both sexes

share the task of incubation.) The egg was unfortunately broken,

probably while changing from one bird to another. On September 1

of last year another egg was laid, and on October 22, seven weeks and

four days after, the infant—the present “ baby ” bird—left the shell. It

is almost certain that this is the first time that the King Penguin has

bred outside its native haunts, and the occasion has afforded a unique

opportunity of observing the habits of these birds.



L'OISEAU: A NEW AVICULTURAL MAGAZINE


By George Jennison, M.A.


For many years the Review of Practical Natural History, issued as

the Bulletin of the Acclimatization Society of France, has been note¬

worthy for the range and interest of its articles on all valuable living

things. The contributors include the best scientific minds in the

capital, as well as the most alert of her sons abroad ; but the journal



