106 Bird Notes from the Zoological Gardens.


mate, to whom she would lay a second clutch of eggs, which he

would proceed to incubate. At any rate M. Dulaurier has

shown that Calopezus elega?is is polyandrous in captivity at least,

and the subject is one that ought to be taken up by aviculturists.


D. Seth-Smith.



BIRD NOTES FROM THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.



By Frank Finn, B.A., F.Z.S.



The additions for the month of November have been

few, and none of them are new to the collection. They are as

follows:



Nov. 3rd. 2 Yellow-billed Cardinals, Paroaria capitata.


,, 4th. 2 Meyer’s Parrots, Poeocephalus meyeri.


„ I2tb. 2 Common Mynalis, Acridotheres tristis.


,, 17th. 1 Rosella Parrakeet, Platycercus eximius.


„ 23rd. 1 Bonelli’s Eagle, Nisaetus fasciaius.


,, ,, 1 Common Buzzard, Buteo vulgaris.


,, ,, 1 Yellow-fronted Amazon,


Chrysotis ochrocephala.


„ 25th. 1 Lesser Sulpliur-crested Cockatoo,


Cacaiua sulplmrea.



Chili.


S. E. Africa.

India.

Australia.

Europe.

British Isles.


Guiana.


Moluccas.



The six young Black Swans hatched at the end of last

month are mostly still alive and doing well; a marvellous instance

of the hardiness of this species, considering that the parent pair,

which hatched two young (which were lost) in the middle of

April, have only a small un grassed paddock and a mere round

basin of a pond. The Black Swan evidently shares the

adaptability to confinement so characteristic of Australian

birds as a whole.



