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Another Medal for Breeding Bare Birds.



observant one around the great reedy lake of Biguglia or the high

towering cliffs of Porto ! Some day, when I have been again, I may be

able to add something interesting to these scrappy notes.



ANOTHER MEDAL FOR BREEDING RARE BIRDS


In the January number of VOiseau the following note appears.

The larger of the two medals, it will be observed, may be won by

aviculturists in any European country.


“In addition to the awards which the Societe Nationale d’Acclimata-

tion already bestows annually for work appertaining to ornithology

and aviculture, a medal (large size) may henceforth be won by anyone

succeeding in rearing in Europe a species of bird or a hybrid bird

which has not previously been reared in captivity. A medal (small

size) may also be bestowed on the breeder who shall rear, under the

same conditions, the first bird, or hybrid bird, in France. These medals

will be awarded by the Award Committee of the Society. On every

medal the name of the breeder and of the bird will be inscribed. Anyone

desiring to compete must send to the president of the ornithological

section, within a period of approximately two months of the birth of

the bird, a detailed report, which will be published in VOiseau. The

report must give a complete description of the nest, the eggs, and the

chicks. All proofs, and any possible details which might be inquired

into, should be given. The young bird will be considered reared when

it is in a position to feed itself without the help of the parents. The

birds bred must be the property of the breeder, who may, however,

cede his rights to the award to the person who controls his breeding-

establishment.


“ The medals will be awarded as soon after the receipt of the report

as possible ; they will be distributed at a special award meeting. In

all cases the Award Committee wil] be the only judges as to whether

a medal should in any particular case be awarded or not, and their

decisions must be regarded as final.”



