322 Dr. E. Hopkinson—More Additions to Breeding Records


Society of Milwaukee, the author being the Director of the Park,,

Edmund Heller.


p. 254. Add : Lilford’s x White-necked Crane. A note on p. 504

of Lowe’s Zoo List of Birds says : “a hybrid Lilford’s-

and White-necked Crane was received . . . March 27,.

1927.”


p. 140. Add : No. 657. i, Cape Thickknee, “ Dikkop ” ( Burhinu&

capensis (Licht.) ). Bred for the first time at the Pretoria Zoo

in 1931, two young hatched, one reared. The same pair

bred again in 1932, laying altogether four clutches during

the season, but success only followed the first, when again

only one of the two chicks was reared. A full account by

B. Bigalke (with photos) is to be found in the Ostrich, vol. iv,.

No. 2, July, 1933.


Add : No. 657. ii, Water Dikkop (B. vermiculatus (Cab.) )..

Bred for the first time in 1934 by Ezra. The one chick hatched

was reared and I saw it in September. The parents had been

brought by Webb five years ago, and this was their first

attempt at breeding. A full account given in A.M., 1934, 301.

No. 659. i, Crowned Lapwing. There is an earlier breeding

record than that at the Zoo in 1929, given in AM., 1933, 105.

This success was at Frankfort in 1927. For this record I am

again indebted to my American correspondent, Mr. Grunzig,

of New Zersey, who sent me the following excerpts (translated)

from Der Zoologische Garten, new series, Band i, 305 (February,.

1929) : “ Note by Eichard Wieschke of Frankfort a./M. Zool.

Gardens. Since June, 1925, a pair of Stepahnihyx coronatus

have been ... in the Frankfort Zoo . . . three unsuccessful

attempts at breeding in 1926 . . . one young bird lived two

months. 1927. Five chicks reared from two nests. 1928,.

three unsuccessful nestings (nine eggs laid).”


p. 143. No. 677. King Penguin. Gillespie, Director of the Edinburgh

Zoo (in lit., 19th December , 1932) writes “ We have hatched

and reared to maturity seven King Penguins and an eighth,

hatched this year, was partly reared, but died at about thirteen

weeks old. Full particulars . . . will be found in my recently



