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Bird Notes from the Zoological Gardens.



tailed Whydali (now transported to the Zoological Gardens),

wrought sad havoc among the tiny birds, and broke up several

happy homes by the simple method of murdering one of the

unfortunate inmates.



BIRD NOTES FROM THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.



By far the most important addition, in the way of birds

at least, that has been made to the Society’s Collection for many

years is the couple of King Birds of Paradise which arrived

there on October 15th from Mrs. Johnstone’s aviaries. Although

not in perfect plumage they appear to be in splendid health, and

promise to do well. I believe these are the first examples of the

King Bird of Paradise ever brought to Europe alive. They

occupy one of the aviaries at the back of the Insect House, and

cannot fail to prove a very great attraction.


In last month’s Zoo. Notes I made a mistake when I

stated that the pair of Wharton’s Fruit-Pigeons had hatched

a young bird. They showed signs of nesting, but nothing came

of it. It was the Imperial Nicobar Fruit-Pigeons (Carpophaga

insularis) that had hatched, but I hear that the young bird has

died. The pair of Brush Bronzewing Pigeons (Phaps elega?is)

in the Southern Pheasantry have at length succeeded in

hatching, and so far rearing, a pair of young ones. D. S.-S.



CORRESPONDENCE, NOTES, ETC.


SHORT-BARED OWLS BREEDING IN HAMPSHIRE.


Sir,— A pair of Short - eared Owls (Asio accipitrinus ) successfully

brought off two young ones on Bransbury Common this summer. I do

not know of any other record of the breeding of this species in Hampshire.


A. Trevor-BatI'ye.


FAILURE OF CANARIES TO REAR YOUNG

PSEUDO-FINCHES.


Sir,— I was extremely interested by Professor Scott’s account of his

experiments, but the reason of his want of success is not far to seek and is

to be found not in any difference of food, or “unnatural” lining of the



