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M. Delacour caught a few of these pretty birds in the suburbs of Saigon,

and very kindly gave me a pair. These nested in a log nest-box, and

the nest was constructed with old leaves, dried grass, and sticks.

The colour of the egg is light blue. Two young were hatched about

the 21st May. Both were found dead. One when only six days old,

but the other, which was fully feathered, about a fortnight old. They

laid one egg on the 8th June, and a young one was hatched on the 22nd.

This one was well looked after by both the parents, and left the nest

on the 14th July, fully reared. I believe this is the first time this bird

has been bred in captivity. I may mention that this Mynah does

very well in aviaries and is quite easy to keep and to feed.



MORE ADDITIONS TO BREEDING RECORDS


By Dr. E. Hopkinson, C.M.G., D.S.O.


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Tanagers


Under Nos. 214-16 for “ Tanagra ” read “ Tangara ”, and

under Nos. 212, 213 for “ Calospiza ” read “ Tanagra ”.

a, Whitley tells me that he is now (1928) sure that the mother

of these hybrids was episcopus.


Add: Blue Tanager ( Tangara cana). In A.M., 1928, 52,

the award of a Medal to the Bev. E. B. Abel for breeding

this Tanager is announced.


219. Yellow-rumped Tanager. This record must go to

a footnote and read as follows: In B.N., 1917, 197, and

A.M., 1917, 262, Brook recorded success in Scotland, “ the

Tanagers have young,” but later he had to report ( A.M .,

1917, 321), that the young had disappeared, probably killed

by the old birds.


Sugar-birds


p. 50. Replace the footnote, Yellow-winged Sugar-bird, by an entry.


220. i, Yellow-winged Sugar-bird (Cyanerpes cyaneus (L.)).

First bred by Matsunaga in Japan in 1928. After a clear



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