20 BEARING AND TAMING OF WILD BIRDS 
they were confined seemed to have an adverse influence on 
them, and they appeared to droop from the first day. 
I can corroborate Mr. Seth-Smith’s observation on the 
tameness of these birds. Several pairs nested in my garden 
last breeding season, and at one of the nesting-holes I was able 
to procure several photographs of the adult birds. I stood 
alongside the camera, which was not more than three feet from 
the nest. 
I must say, however, that tameness is not a common trait 
amongst nesting birds in this country. Sir Harry Johnston, 
in a review of a recent publication of ours — ‘ Bird Life in 
Uganda ’ — remarked on the tameness of birds out here, and 
expressed surprise that the collection of photographs did not 
include some of the well-known species. I doubt whether the 
reviewer ever attempted to take photographs of birds at close 
quarters in this country. If he had, I am certain that he would 
have altered his opinion in a very short time. 
Returning to the subject of Aviaries, the following is a list 
of those species which I have kept, and which, with the exception 
of those marked with an asterisk, have done quite well : — 
Hyphantornis Spekei 
H. Reichenowi 
H. Fischer i 
Vidua principalis 
Penthetria laticauda 
Serinus striolatus 
Estrelda phoenicotis 
E. rhodoparia 
*Neisna nyanzce 
Lagnosticta brunneiceps 
*Spermestes cuculata 
*S. nigriceps 
Pycnonotus Layardi 
Coracias caudatus 
Lanarius humeralis 
Corvus affinis 
*Barbatula sulphurosa 
Lamprocolius chalybeus 
*Anthus trivialis 
*Lucinia lucinia 
Elanus cceruleus 
Turtur semitorquatus 
T. damarensis 
Tympanistria tympanistria 
Chalcopelia chalcospilos 
Francolinus Granti 
F. Schuetti 
F. Hubbardi 
Pternistes infuscatus 
Coturnix Delagorguei 
Limnocorax niger 
Balearica gibberieceps 
Pelecanus roseus 
Strix flammea 
Pceocephalus massaicus. 
