Dr. E. Hopkinson—More Additions to Breeding Records 225


(Passereaux, p. 182). Continue “ Among British . . and

add after . . . vii, 227). Seth-Smith (AM., 1932, 1) records

the rearing of three young at the Zoo in 1912.

p. 215. Add : 183. c, Crimson Finch x Long-tailed Grass Finch.


Frank Buckle of Sydney tells me (1929) that he bred one

about 1925. When in Sydney in 1932 Mr. Caley showed

me a painting he had made from a skin of such a hybrid which

had been bred in Australia, but he did not know where,

p. 43. 184. St. Helena Waxbill. Amend by inserting (a) before


“ Bull ” in line 1, (b) before “ Russ ” m 1, 3, and (c) De before

“ Brisay ” in 1, 4 ; and add at end of record : Another very

recent success is that of Miss Robinson of Camberley;

she reared seven young from one nest in 1931 ; see A.M .,

1931, 288 for a full account of the event and a photo of the

wonderful family. The breeding of these Waxbills in India

was recorded by Davis in A.M., 1930, 289.

p. 278. 184. Add to the list of male parents under St. Helena hybrids,


the Grey Waxbill (1929) and Bronze Mannikin,

p. 43. 185. Grey Waxbill. Add: A recent success in France is


recorded in L’Oiseau, 1927, 32.


p. 216. 185. a, Grey Waxbill x St. Helena Waxbill. Add :


Teague reared one in 1929, which he exhibited at the

Crystal Palace Shows, 1929 and 1930; see Cage Birds,

20th September 1930, and A.M., 1932, 84.


185. c, Grey Waxbill x Orange-cheek Waxbill. Add :

Bred by Teague in 1930. Same references as above,

p. 216. 186. Crimson-rumped Waxbill. Add: a, Crimson-

rumped x Grey Waxbill. b, Crimson-rumped x Orange

cheek Waxbill. Hachisuka (1928, p. 256) includes both

these crosses ( this way) in his list of hybrids bred by Marquess

Yamashima in Tokyo.


p. 44. Add : 191. i, Blue-headed Cordon Bleu. U. cyanocephalus

(Richmond). Bred for the first time in France by Decoux

in 1930, two young being reared, but the breeder thinks

that the species was bred in Germany in the year before.

See A.M., 1931, 39.



