The Society's Medal.



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In the ninth edition of the Zoological Society’s “ List of Vertebrates ”

there is an entry to the effect that an example of IV. maculosa was “ Bred in.

the Menagerie, July 2nd, 1SS8 .”—Ed.]



THE BLACK-CHEEKED LOVEBIRD.


Sir,—I n the last number of the Avicultural Magazine, Mr. Hubert

D. Astlev believes that Mr. Pliiliipps and himself are the only possessors of

specimens of Agapornis nigrigenis. Allow me to state that I saw recently

two pairs in the Zoological Gardens of Berlin and that I myself am the

happy owner of another pair.


Gooilust, Oct. 17, 190S. F. E. Blaauw.



FORTHCOMING BIRD SHOW.


Sir, —May I be permitted, as a member of your Society and chairman

of the Loudon Cage Bird Association, to direct the attention of your ex¬

hibiting members to the forthcoming show of the L.C.B.A. at the Royal

Horticultural Hall, Vincent Square, Westminster, on Dec. 4th and 5th next.

I shall be happy to furnish particulars to any one applying to me.


27, Be/grave Road, S.IV. T. Milder.



THE SOCIETY’S MEDAL.



Referring to the Medal that it was decided to award to Mr. Barnby

Smith for breeding Nothoprocta pendicaria (Vol. VI., p. 348); from a note in

our correspondence columns it will be seen that the birds were wrongly

identified, and the Medal has consequently been withheld.


O11 page 257, (Vol. VI.), Mr. Teschemaker gave an account of the

successful breeding in his aviaries of the Dwarf Ground Dove ( Chamcepelia

griseola), and it seems probable that this species had not previously been

bred in captivity in the United Kingdom.


At page 337. Mr. Newman commenced his account of the successful

rearing of young of the Partridge Bronze-wing Pigeon (Geophaps scripta).

Two specimens of the species were hatched at the Zoo. in 1891, but the

records of the Zoological Society show that these were incubated by

Barbary Doves and were not reared so probably Mr. Newman is the first ta

rear this species successfully in this country.


On page 345 Mr. C. Barnby Smith records the successful nesting in liis

aviaries of the Black Francolin (Francolinus vulgaris ) a species which, very

possibly, has not before reared young in captivity in the United Kingdom.



