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the young were found dead. Nested again in a bamboo nest-box, but

no signs of eggs or young ones were seen. Another pair went to nest

and laid three eggs in July. One young hatched and this was thrown

out of the nest by 6th August.


Chinese Blackbird (Turdus mandarinus). Built first nest on

window ledge of the aviary, and laid three eggs in it by 11th April.

All these disappeared in a few days. Again laid four eggs in the same

nest by 23rd April. These also disappeared. Built another nest in

some ivy and laid six eggs. All infertile. Another nest was built

in a box above the aviary door, and five eggs were laid in it. Only

one young one hatched out, on 20th June. This was well fed for nine

days and then it disappeared. Another five eggs were laid, all of which

were infertile. There are too many birds in this aviary, including

Chinese Magpies and Lidth’s Jays, so one does not expect anything

to be reared in it.


Superb Starling (Spreo superbus). Five of these birds in one

large aviary built several nests and seemed to enter every nest in

turn. Eggs were found in all the nests. On 31st May two young

ones were seen flying about in the aviary. These were fed by all the

five Starlings and fully reared. Several more were hatched but no

more reared. Another pair laid sixteen eggs in another aviary in

twos and threes, but only two lots were incubated and five young were

hatched out. None of these were reared as the parents gave up

feeding them.


Japanese Magpie (Cyanopica cyanea). A nest was found in some

ivy. containing three eggs in September. Three young hatched out

on the 16th September. All three died as the parents instead of

feeding them took to feeding a pair of Occipital Blue Pies in the next

aviary.


Tambourine Dove (Tympanistria tympanistria). One pair hatched

out several young but in every case they either fell out of the nest or

were pushed out when about fourteen days old. Another pair also

hatched out several young, but only two were successfully reared.


White-cheeked Bulbul (Pycnonotus leucotis). A nest was built

with dried grass and feathers in a log nest-box. Four eggs were laid—■

all addled. Three more were laid by 27th June. This nest was



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