Alfred Ezra—Breeding Results from Foxwarren Park, 1934 107


two pairs of these pretty Doves no young were fully reared. Many

eggs were laid and young hatched, but they will always leave the nest

too soon and the parents give up feeding once they are out.


Californian Quails (Lophortyx californicus ).—Two pairs of these

birds laid between sixty and seventy eggs but none were hatched.

One pair laid all over the aviary without having any nests. The

other pair had a nest which was destroyed by Madagascar Partridges.


Superb Starling (Spreo superbus ).—Several young were hatched but

none reared.


African Wattled Plover (Lohivanellus lateralis ).—These very hand¬

some birds only laid two eggs this year, both of which were broken

a few days later.


Pied Grallina (Grallina picata ).—These birds made a perfect nest

but made no attempt at laying and the nest was taken over by a

Sun Bittern.


Hair-crested Bunting.—Two eggs were laid by the 14th June

and after the birds had incubated them for some time both the eggs

disappeared. Three more eggs were seen on the 16th July and one

young hatched out on the 25th July. After five days the young one

and all the eggs had disappeared.


Sun Bittern.—Although we have three pairs of these amusing birds

only one pair looked like nesting. They got as far as making a nest

in a hole in the ground, and after placing a few leaves in it they put a

small round stone in and incubated this for about a month.


Among the small Waxbills numerous eggs were laid, but no attempts

were made at incubating.


In the animal enclosure I reared successfully the following birds



Carolina Ducks



. 16



Meller’s ....



1



Fulvous Tree Duck .



1



White-eyes



2



Rosybills



. 6



Hybrid Carolina X





Pintail



. 5



Hottentot Teal .



2



Bahamas .



. 2 1



Orinoco Geese .



5



Chestnut-breasted



. 2



Barheaded Goose



1



Mandarins



. 20



Blue Snow Goose



1



1 One white one.



