Dr. E. Hopkinson—More Additions to Breeding Records 321


“ our esteemed member, Mr. Busb, informs me that this

species ( chalybeus ) has bred freely in his aviary and that he

was surprised to find the nestling plumage glossy. . . . We

hope to give a detailed account ... in our next.” No such

account appeared, so we get no further. In any case it

must always be doubtful exactly what “ Green Glossy

Starling ” indicates, there are so many alike, and although

where a specific name is given in a record it is usually

chalybeus (East Africa), we may presume that much the

most likely species (at any rate till recently) to have been

bred is the West African chloropterus.


Note. —Ezra in A.M., 1931, 330, reports the breeding of Lamprocolius


purpuropterus, but the young one was killed the day it left the nest.


p. 54. 238. Peter’s Glossy Starling. Add : Whitley’s birds

continue to breed at Paignton. These are another case of

difficulty as to exact species. In A.M., 1926, 321, the

Editor says, “ probably chalybeus ,” but in 1927 they were

identified at the British Museum as nitens. The owner

is sure that the original birds came from Abyssinia, and

considers them “ bispecularis ”.


p. 54. Add: 239. i, Burchell’s Glossy Starling ( Chalcopsar


australis (Burch)). A hybrid record only.


239. ii, Red-winged Starling ( Amydrus morio (L.)).

A hybrid record only.


p. 219. Add: Burchell’s Starling x Red-winged Starling.


“ A very interesting hybrid between these two very distinct

species has been reared by Mr. Whitley.” Editor , A.M.,

1926, 322. I saw the young bird in September, 1926, when

it was about three months old ; in shape like the father,

but no gloss on the plumage. The nest was mud-lined

and very thrush-like. The mother died the next year,

but the young one was still alive in 1931, not very different

in looks from the father and with no sign of the mother’s

brown.


p. 54. Add: 239, Hi , White-capped Starling ( Heteropsar


albicapillus) . One bred by Ezra in 1929. It was killed



