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Dr. E. Hopkinson—More Additions to Breeding Records



(Temm)). First breeder Giffard in California about 1926,

teste Crandall’s 1927 List.


p. 234. Add: 515. White-breasted Ground-pigeon. 515. i,


Buff-hooded Ground-pigeon. a, Buff-hooded x

White-breasted Ground-pigeon. Hacbisuka, p. 48,

records them as having been bred by E. W. Giffard in

California in 1927 ; “ the single squab hatched attained

maturity early in 1928, . . . indistinguishable from G. kubaryi

from the Caroline Islands,” and asks: “ Is kubaryi of


hybrid origin ? ”


p. 116. 516. Grey-hooded Ground-pigeon. Add: In 1926 they

were bred both in England and France, by Bright and

Mme Lecallier ; see L'Oiseau , 1927, 245 ; 1929, 97.


p. 116. Add: 516. i, Stairs’ Ground-pigeon (G, stairi (Gray)).


First breeder, Giffard 1 in California teste Crandall’s 1927


List.


p. 116. Add: 517. i, Green-naped Pheasant-pigeon. Otidiphaps

nobilis, (Gld.)). Bred in California by Mrs. Black in 1930 ;

one chick reared ; see A.M., 1930, 159, and Aviculture

( U.S.A .).


p. 117. 518. Blue-headed Quail-dove. Add: In France they


were also bred by Ollivray in 1886 (Brisay, Colombes Exot.,

p. 94) and by Mme Lecallier in 1924 (UOiseau, 1924, 282).

They have also been bred in the U.S.A. (Gifford).


p. 117. 520. Goura Pigeon. Add : Seth-Smith in A.M., 1931, 20,

says that Goura eoronata was successfully bred at the Zoo

in 1914 and the event recorded (with a photo of the young

bird) in the Field at the time.


Birds of Prey


p. 118. Add : 522. i, Lammergeyer [Gypsetus barbatus (Storr) ).


In A.M., 1931, 53, there is a note to the effect that the

British Bulgarian Review states that the Lammergeyer


1 Is the correct spelling Giffard or -ford ? I find both about equally used


in different publications.



