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Mr. W. E. Teschemaker,



CRANES AT WOBURN PARK.


By the Duchess oe Bedford.


Having read Mr. Astley’s article on “ The Cranes” in the

last number of the Avicultural Magazine , I think the following

notes may be of interest to some of your readers.


The following Cranes have bred at Woburn :—


The Common Crane ( Grus communis').


The Sarus Crane ( Grus col laris).


The Demoiselle Crane (. Anthropoides virgo).


The White-necked Crane (. Anthropoides leucachen).


The following have nested but have never hatched out:—

The Australian Crane ( Grus aiistralasiana).


The Stanley Crane {Anthropoides paradisea).


The Mantchurian Crane ( Grus japo?iensis) has made a

nest and sat upon a Rhea’s egg which it found in the Park, but

they have never laid at'Woburn.


The following Cranes have been in the collection, but have

never nested : —


The American Crane ( Grus americana).


The Canadian Crane ( Grus Ca?iadensis).


The Wattled Crane (. Anthropoides carunculata) a single bird.


The Asiatic White Crane {Anthropoides leucogeramis).


The Demoiselle and Common Cranes have raised their

young to maturity.


The White-necked, which have hatched on four occasions,

have been unlucky, the young, when well grown, having been

drowned in the ponds or killed by other animals.


The young Sarus Crane was also drowned when half

grown.



NESTING OF THE CHINGOLO SONG SPARROW,


(Zonotrichia pileata).


By W. E. Teschemaker.


I recently received an intimation from our Editor that

some copy would be acceptable but, though the spirit is willing,

I regret that I have so little of interest to record. The fact is

owing to severe illness I have practically no results to record



