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wild duck napping. I believe these are Golden Eye (Clangula

glaucion ) but the distance is great and light in a winter after¬

noon is not the best for a high-power reflecting glass.


Round about us are Willows where many birds, such as

Great Tits, Sparrows, and numbers of other common birds are

feeding. We now turn train-ward, following the stream towards

the station, just as we start out flies a Waterhen from the near

bank and makes off towards the reed-beds at the mouth. Now a

flock of Wood-Pigeons fly across our path in their usual out-of¬

range-hurry style. A large flock of Thrush-like birds alight in a

field in front, and. on a nearer approach we find them to be those

most wary of birds, Fieldfares, accompanied as usual with a few

Missel Thrushes and numbers of the ubiquitous Starling. Pass¬

ing this by we reach a hedge covered with bright red berries—a

splendid feast for numbers of the small birds, and here we come

across Yellow-hammers as yellow as Canaries, Hedge Sparrows,

Tin nets, Corn Buntings, Chaffinches, and many other birds I had

not time to identify. As our time is now limited we make for

the station after having had a pleasant day with nature, noting

about twenty-three different species of birds.



BIRD NOTES FROM THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.


The most noteworthy additions to the Gardens for the

month of March, a list of which is given below, are the

Schuett’s and Jackson’s Francolins from Central East Africa,

both species being new to the collection.


Mar. 7. 1 White-fronted Amazon {Chrysotis leucocephala) .. Cuba.


,, 7. 1 Lesser Vasa Parrot {Coracopsis nigra) ..Madagascar.


,, 11. 2 Himalayan Monauls {Lophophorus impeyanus) 3 ? Himalayas.


,, 14. 2 Hybrid Parrakeets (between Platycercus semitorquatus


and Platycercus barnardi) Australia.

,, 15. 1 Hybrid Pheasant (between Euplocamus nycthemerus


and Phasianus reevcsi) e Bred in England.


,, 15. 1 Blue-necked Cassowary (Casuarius intensus) New Guinea.


„ 15. 4 Dusky Francolins ( Francolinus infuscatus) Central East Africa.


,, 15. 2 Schuett’s Francolins ( Francolinus schuctti) ,, „


. 15. 2 Jackson’s Francolins (Francolinus jacksoni) ,, „


,, 18. 1 Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo [Cacatua galerita) Australia.



