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3Sil•^ IRotcs fuoiu jpau anC) IReau. 
"My Q\nuu<) {lUj'aJestes iow/isiiiiii). Fi-oiii a I,ectiiie by M. Haiiiecher, 
on the club eveiiiiif^ of the liheiu Vereins tier Vogelfrciuide at Kohii, ou 
I2th Septeiiibei-, 190S, reported in the Die Gefiederte Welt, No. 43, October 
28th, 190S, from which paper the following notes are compiled. We are 
also indebted to the Brit. Mus. Cat. for other references. i\I. Haniecher 
graphically describes that during a few free hours from his duties as Judge 
at the Great Berlin International Dog Show in February, 190S, he went to 
Elsasserstrasse, to Meister Schindler. After bearing testimony to the 
amiability and courtesy of Mi'. S., he eulogises the cleanliness, and practical 
character of this geiitleman's multiplicily of cages— suddenly his attention 
was arrested by the most loveI\' bird song his ears had ever heaid. 
"I looked around and saw in a soiuevvliat high place a beautiful, small dove-Uke bird. 
I was oil the point of .springing- up for closer exaininatiou when Mr. S. checked iiie with 
theremark, plea.se do not scare this rare bird, which I am taking care of for Dr. Zininier- 
inati, of lieiiin. In response to my storm of questions I gleaned the following facts. It is 
a Clarino, a Clai'ionet Bird whicli was sent from America amongst others this year, which 
were all offered to the Zoo here— two died on the journey and the lemaining three, which 
the Zoo would not keep, passed into private hands— Herr Dr. Heinroth, Major .Schiller and 
Dr. Zimmerman securing one each The bird is very tame and sings practically the 
whole day long going back to Kiilin, there .seemed something lacking in my birdrooni — 
in fact, onU' a Clarino would now satisfy me I must have one at any price Uy an 
opportune correspondence with Mr. S. my desire was realised quicker than I anticipated, 
and by his kind mediation one of the aforementioned specimens came into my possession. 
Quickly I procured a cagewith large bath attached and the bird moved in on July 14th, and 
on the next day, wliile I was getting my breakfast his fine metallic and melodious song 
delighted my ears. .....he sings even better now in spite of being in the moult— practically 
all dny. 
Character, deportment, etc. : Quite delicate, pleasant and modest in its demeanour— his 
abandon of joyonsness is apparent as he trills his love song— one cannot assert that a super- 
fluity of graceful movement is his attribute— he deviates herein very much from the elegant 
and coquettish Shama like the.Shama he is modest in his requirements [Thrush food] 
he prefers berries, grapes, apples, pears, and currants before anything else as a dainty bit... 
he gets about twelve mealworms daily and now and then a little raw meat. 
As to it's song Kuss places him in the first rank and describes his song as sonorous, 
harmonious and clarionet-like Capt. Beiidierh describes his .song as out of ordinary 
melodious, soft and of first merit, consisting of wonderful floating and clarionet-like tones 
without rliythiu or unison, but witli great variety and fulness. Maj. Schiller's accurate 
observation is- his song stands out original and beautiful in its clarionet tone— I should 
liken it to the ringing of stringed instruments one hears now and then in variety 
theatres " 
The above is purely a compilation and not a verbatim translation and 
has only been possible by the assistance of my brother Mr. E. O. Page. 
The following notes are largely got together by the aid of the Brit. Mus. 
Cat. and a skin. The colouring of the upper surface is principally dull 
asheii-f^rev, slightly variegated on the head with brownish centres to most of 
the feathers; the wings are mostly brown with the lesser wing coverts 
ashen ; the median and gieater coverts edged with ashen, the greater 
