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A very tame hen Grouse, which by the way has not seen

heather for two-and-a-half years, laid a clutch of eggs (unfertile).

As soon as she began to sit, a kind friend allowed me to send up

to the moors for a nest of wild Grouse eggs partly incubated.

There were eight eggs, but one was damaged in transit; each of

the others produced a young Grouse chick 011 the 12th inst. In

my man’s last report they were said to be doing as well as

possible. But my most interesting nests probably are : (1) Pine

Grosbeaks (3 eggs*), and (2) that of an American Widgeon. Both

birds have been sitting steadily, and the former should be soon

hatching. If I have success with the young in these two cases

I shall have further details to communicate.


A pair of Green Bulbuls (Chloropsis aurifrons) appeared to

be going to nest at the end of May ; and the male went so far as

to line with dry grass in most neat fashion an old Miseltoe

Thrush’s nest. But the hen bird seemed a trifle amiss at the

critical time, and nothing further resulted.


frme2\st, 1906. W. H. St. Quintin.



BIRD NOTES FROM THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.



The important event of the past month has been the

arrival of the Prince of Wales’ Indian Collection which was

opened on the 13th of June, when Their Royal Highnesses the

Prince and Princess, with their children, visited the Collection

and made a tour of the Gardens. Unfortunately the birds be¬

longing to the Collection mostly died on the voyage or before

starting, the heat of the plains being too great for them, but the

mammals that have arrived safely are well worth inspection.


A very great improvement has been made at the Gardens

in the opening of the new bridge over the Canal, which makes

the North Garden far more accessible than was formerly the case.


Very interesting events are happening at the Gardens so

far as the birds are concerned. In one of the aviaries on the

South side of the Parrot-house Varied Lorikeets are sitting,



Juue 25th. There are two young Pine Grosbeaks doing well.—W. H. St. Q.



