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reared their young very readily, and that a fair proportion of 
the young birds liberated made their home near the place where 
they had been bred. Two and sometimes three broods were 
reared in the season*. In view of these facts Mr. Bonhote 
saw no practical difficulty in having commercial Heret 
farms in suitable localities, though whether it would pay as 
a commercial proposition would obviously depend on the 
cost of their food and the plumes. He hoped that the trade 
might be treated tactfully with a view of getting a Bill 
passed, rather than that the Bill should be shelved owing 
to their active hostility. 
The Rev. F. C. R. Jourpatn pointed out that the plumes 
most highly valued in the trade were not those of the smaller 
species, but of the Great White Heron (Eogretta alba), and 
that there was no evidence of the species having bred in 
captivity. As there was a ready market for its plumes 
in the countries where it bred, the Bill would have no 
effect in stopping its destruction. 
The Rey. F. C. R. Jourpatn exhibited a clutch of eggs of 
Emberzia pyrrhuloides korejewt Sar., taken by Mr. P. A. 
Buxton at Enzeli, Caspian Sea, June 27th, 1919. The nest 
was an untidy grass nest in brambles, lined with horsehair, 
and about 10 in. from the ground. The eggs are like boldly 
marked Reed-Buntings’ eggs and average 21:1 x 15°5 mm. : 
max: 21°7 x 15°6,; min. 20;7 * 15:5 and 21-1 x 15; 1m 
A clutch of three eggs of the Moorish Brown Owl (Strix 
aluco mauritanica With.), taken by Capt. W. M. Congreve and 
the exhibitor in the Forest of Mamara, Marocco, April 23rd, 
1920, was also shown. The eggs were laid in an old Raven’s 
nest in a cork oak, about 22 ft. from the ground, and the 
sitting bird clearly identified. The eggs measure 43:7 x 38°6, 
45x 39, and 44°7 x 37°38 mm. The eggs of both forms hase 
been hitherto undescribed. 
* Details have been published in the ‘ Report of the Zoological Service 
of Egypt for the Years 1914-18,’ p. 79 (1920). 
