Bird Notes from the Zoological Gardens. 315


(Old Series, Vol. VI. p. 79). He was the author of the portion

of Cassell’s Canaries and Cage Birds which dealt with foreign

birds, which was far in advance of anything previously published.


That Mr. Wiener never lost an atom of his intense love of

birds, and especially of the smaller foreign finches is shown by

his frequent communications published in our magazine; in fact

up to the time of his death he kept a few Gouldians and other

small finches in his drawing room. His recent articles and

letters on the subject of “ Cages versus Aviaries ” must be fresh

in the memory of every member of our society.


Mr. Wiener was a member of the Council of the Zoological

Society and of the Garden Committee, and a most regular

attendant at the Society’s meetings, while his love of animals in

general was shown by his very frequent visits to the Zoo. when

he almost invariably carried a bag full of good things for the

animals, and it was wonderful to see how the majority of them

knew him well.


Mr. Wiener was one of the kindest and most good-natured

of men, and will be very greatly missed by the large circle of

ornithologists and others who knew him intimately and appre¬

ciated his solid worth.—D. S-S.



BIRD NOTES FROM THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.


During the past month two fine collections of South

American birds have reached the Zoological Gardens, one brought

home from Venezuela by Captain Pam, including four Humming

Birds, all of which died within a day or two of their arrival, a

Sun-bittern, Tanagers, Hangnests, Sugar-birds and others. Also

from Demerara Mr. Harper has sent a collection, but I have not

heard, on going to press, what it contains; but Mr. Harper’s

birds are always rarities. (See page 319).


A pair of Australian Cranes and a Kea have also been

presented to the Society.


The Black-footed Penguins which I mentioned as nesting

last mouth have hatched out two chicks which are doing very

well, and other pairs appear to be nesting also.


A hybrid Curassow, between the Globose and Heck’s was



