All rights reserved. October. 1015. 
BIRD NOTES: 
THE 
JOURNAL OF THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB 
Notes On The Pekin Robin. 
By G. E. Low. 
The photo of Pekin Robin,, on nesr, to which I hnv* 
been asked Go append this niote, was taken, when, being in- 
experienced and -sanguine, I had some hopes of success. In 
an evil moment, I sent the print with some others to our 
Editior, and I am now asked to record a failure which I 
would fain have forgotten as soon as possible. 
My Pekin Kobins commenced to build about two months 
ago, and finding the occupation an agreeable one — their exist- 
ence being somewhat dull and colourless — they usually pulled 
down each day most of the preceding day's work. 
By this !means they managed to spin out the house- 
building over a period of about a month, the top story being 
campleted and the first egg laid on about the 19th of June. 
I should mention the cock bird did nearly all the building, 
the hen contenting herself with criticism and very possibly 
intimating, from time to time, her determination not to live 
in such a sJianty, with the result that her sorely tried husband 
was obliged to do the work over again. 
Both the birds did their fair share of the incubating 
and on or about the second of July, two chicks were hatched. 
Before the third chick emerged, however, the first two were 
thrown out, after having" apparently been carefully ted, at 
frequent intervals. 
No interest was taken in the third egg, where the 
young bird was just breaking the shell, and the parents, I 
regret to say, adopted a demeanour of complete indifference to 
the whole tragedy, as though they wished to convey that 
housebuilding and family rearing were a pleasing occupation, 
only in so far as they didn't bore one, and that when that 
stage was reached, it was much better to chuck the whole 
thing . 
