4d Hon. A. Douglas — Ostrich-farming 



Wing. Tail. Bill. 



Mus. Brit. mm. mm. mm. 



7. "c?" Chamicuros, N.E. Peru, June 3, 



1867. E. Bartlett coll 49 22 9| . 



8. — . Xeberos, N.E. Peru. E. Bartlett 



coll 48 24 8| 



9. — . Sarayacu,E. Ecuador, C.Buckley coll. 49 22 10 

 10.-. „ „ „ 52 26 11 



Mus. Brairicki. 



11. " 3 " ad. Yurirnaguas, N.E. Peru, Feb. 28, 



1881. Stolzmann coll 49 21 11 



Mus. Triug. 



12. "c?"juv. Nericagua, Orinoco, Apr. 7, 



1899. Clierrie coll 48 22 9 



13. "2" &d. Nericagua, Orinoco, Apr. 7, 



1899. Cherrie coll 47A 24 10 



14. " 3 " ad. Suapure, Caura P., Apr. 5, 1900. 



S. Klages coll 50| 24| 9 



15. Native Bogota collections 60 27 9^ 



16. „ „ „ -50 28 10 



17. „ „ „ m 23 10 



IB. „ „ „ 51 25 10 



19. „ „ „ 51 23 10 



20. „ „ „ 48 23 (Damaged.) 



II. — Ostrich-farming in South Africa. 

 By the Hon. Arthur Douglas*. 



The domestication and farming of Ostriches for the pro- 

 duction of feathers was first commenced in South Africa 

 in 1867. Previously to that date no Ostrich had ever been 

 bred or reared there in a tame state, though a few captured 

 wild birds had been kept in confinement in Zoological 

 Gardens. The idea was universal that the Ostrich would 

 not make a nest and sit in captivity ; hence the first efforts 

 at hatching and rearing were made with incubators, and 

 this system was brought to very great perfection, ninety 



* [This paper was read in Section D at the Meeting of the British 

 Association at Cape Town, August 17th, 1905, and was kindly com- 

 municated to us by the Author, who, we much regret to hear, has since 

 died. — El)D.] 



