168 Alfred Ezra—Nesting Notes from Foxwarren Park, 1933


reared. This being the first Derbyan reared in Europe. A report

concerning this appeared in the Magazine last year.


Layard’s Parrakeet (P. calthropse). The cock bird appears to

be sterile as altogether nine eggs were laid. None of them was

fertile.


Turquoisine Parrakeet (Neophema pulcliella). Four eggs were

laid by 20th June. Two were found broken three days later, one

was infertile, and the fourth contained a dead chick.


Elegant Parrakeet (N. elegans). The old pair that bred here

last year did not have any fertile eggs this year, although three

separate clutches were laid. Another pair, the male which was

bred here in 1932 was paired to a hen that has been here some

years, laid four eggs by the 29th April, All the eggs were broken

ten days later.


In the animal enclosure I was successful in rearing the following

birds :—


White Peafowl. Eight.


Mandarin Duck. Twenty were reared by full-winged birds in

the nest-boxes put up for them in trees.


Maned Geese. Four were reared.


Madagascar White-backed Duck. This pair of birds had two

nests. One young reared out of the first clutch, and four out of the

second clutch.


A good many Carolinas, Meller’s, Bahamas, and Chestnut¬

breasted Duck w T ere reared. A pure white Bahama was also reared.


Black-necked Swans did not nest.


Crane. One Sarus Crane was reared by the full-winged pair

about half a mile from the enclosure. Young one was brought into

the enclosure by the parents as soon as it could fly. I have eight

of these lovely birds full-winged now.


Hundreds of Chukor Partridges and Jungle Fowl were reared

at liberty, also a good many pheasants.


The amount of failures in the above list is most disheartening,

but on the other hand success is all the more appreciated when

something out of the way is reared.



