FOURTH SERIES

VOL. XI!. NO. 4.


THE



APRIL


1934.



Avicultural Magazine



CONTENTS


PAGE





Capturing Waterfowl in Africa

(with plates ), by Ronald

Stevens .... 97


The Nesting of Macaws at Lilford,

by A. F. Moody . . .103


Some Notes on the Breeding of

Bullfinches in Captivity, by

Gerald be Pass . . . 105


Breeding of the Scarlet-chested

or Splendid Parrakeet by

R. R. MiNCHm . . . 108


The Breeding of the Bahia

Passerine Parrotlet, by C. H.


Heal . . . . .110


Reviews :—


Bird Life in The Isle of Man ;


Vogel Ferner Lander; The

Foreigner . . . .Ill



Obituary : Mr. E. G. B. Meade-

Waldo .... 113


Correspondence, Notes, etc. : A

Curious Budgerigar; White-

capped Parrots; Breeding

Cordon Bleus ; A Hybrid Silver

and Golden Pheasant; Breed¬

ing the Guiana Parrotlet; Milk;


The Parrot Ban ; Pheasant¬

keeping in Australia ; An Aged

Goldfinch ; The Blue - and -

Yellow Macaw; Age of Silver

Pheasants; White-necked

Crows in Kenya ( with plate );


A Tame Tawny Owl; Rare

Birds in France . . .114



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