130 Alfred Ezra—Nesting Notes from Foxwarren Park in 1932


destroyed and all eggs broken. Two more eggs were laid and destroyed

by 15th August.


South African Bunting (Fringillaria tahapisi ). Built a small

nest in a shrub, very like that of a Linnet. Two eggs were laid. Both

infertile. By 27th August two more eggs were laid. Both of these

disappeared five days later. Another two eggs laid were found broken

on the grass.


Bronze-winged Pigeon (Phaps chalcoptera). The old pair

which reared ten young last year laid sixteen eggs between April and

July. Not until August were two young reared. Another pair bred

by me last year successfully reared three young ones.


Pekin Robin (Leiothrix lutea). I liberated about forty of these

birds in May. Some nested in the garden and reared young. All

except half a dozen have disappeared.


In the large animal enclosure I was successful in rearing the following

birds :—


White Peafowl. Eleven.


Mandarin Duck. Reared twenty-six. These were reared by

full-winged Ducks in nest-boxes put up for them in trees about 15 feet

off the ground. The Ducks with the Ducklings were seen walking

round the fence to get to the water. As soon as the gate was opened

they all went in and were reared by their parents. These fly about

a good deal and so far have not gone away.


Maned Geese. Five of these were reared.


Other Ducks. About twenty—Carolinas, Meller’s, and Bahamas.


Swans. These did not nest.


Pheasants. Seventeen Golden Pheasants.


Crane. One Sarus Crane successfully reared.



