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He incubates for about fifty to sixty days; the chicks when batched

are very pretty, being longitudinally striped, brownish black and

grey. These stripes are continued on to the head, where they break

up into spots, while there are also others on the foreneck and breast

which terminate on the thighs. They are easily tamed, after a short

time, when they get used to the field. I had one arrive once that

was quite wild, and when let out of the box started running round

and round the field, pitching into the wall, till I thought it would kill

itself. I got help, and we drove it into a shed, where I had many

bags half-filled with hay and flattened out; then I nailed the bags all

round the sides of the shed, so that it could not injure itself any

further. I put plenty of straw on the floor, and kept it in the dark

for a couple of days, feeding it at intervals, gradually letting it have

more light, till I got it perfectly quiet, so that you could go in and

out from it without disturbing it. I then opened the door one

morning and let it come out itself, and I had no further trouble.

The photograph shows the breeding pair I had at Cannock.



REPORT OF COUNCIL MEETING.


By kind permission of the Zoological Society a Council Meeting

was held at the Gardens on April 30. Present: Misses Alderson

(Hon. Secretary), Chawner, Messrs. Seth-Smith, Astley, Ezra (Hon.

Treasurer), Meade-Waldo (Chairman), Lieut. Gurney, Dr. Amsler,

Dr. Graham Renshaw (Hon. Editor).


An important offer for all the back numbers of the Magazine,

up to October, 1913, inclusive, was considered, Mr. Seth-Smith being

appointed delegate to discuss the matter and report to the Council.


The rules were amended to allow the Hon. Treasurer to become

ex officio a member of the Executive.


The unsatisfactory conduct of certain members, who did not

even assist the labours of the Council by paying their subscriptions,

was commented upon.


The Hon. Treasurer, in presenting his Report, stated a balance

in hand of £63.



