Dr. E. Hopkinson—More Additions to Breeding Records 131



MORE ADDITIONS TO BREEDING RECORDS 1


By Dr. E, Hopkinson. O.M.G., D.S.O.


(Concluded from page 106)


Game Birds



p. 146. 691. Red Grouse. Add: Wormald reared some under

a Bantam in 1912, teste Sett-Smith, A.M. , 1930, 97.

p. 146. 694. Black Grouse. For the record as it stands , read:


Bred in Dumfriesshire in 1899 by H. S. Gladstone ; see

Birds of Dumfries shire , 1910, p. 326. Mr. Gladstone tells

me in a letter that at the London Zoo eggs were laid in

1840 which were hatched, and one young one lived till

6th January, 1841, as may be discovered from the “ Daily

Occurrence Book 55 (MS.) of the Zoological Society,

p. 147. Nos. 699-701. For “ Caccabis ” read “ Alectoris Add :


699. i, Ohukar (Alectoris chulcar). Breed freely with

Ezra practically at liberty and also with Whitley in ordinary

confinement. Add : 699. if Arabian Ohukar (A. melano-

cephala). First bred by Whitley in 1927 ; about a dozen

eggs were hatched from 50 eggs laid; 6 of the young were

reared. They bred again in 1928, and also produced hybrids,

p. 256. Add: 699. f Ohukar. 699. if Arabian Ohukar.


a, Ohukar x Arabian Ohukar. Bred by Whitley in 1928,

when I saw them ; he reared quite a number and I think

they continue to breed.


p. 148. Add: 703. f Grey Francolin (F. pondicerianus). First

breeder Amsler in 1927; Medal awarded, see A.M.,

1928, 52.


p. 148. No. 705. Spotted-Bellied Francolin. Add: Shore

Baily reports success in 1927 ; two young had been' reared

and were on the wing at the time of writing (. A.M. , 1927,

200 ).


1 The page references and numbers are (as in previous instalments) those of

Records of Birds Bred in Captivity (Witherby, 1926); new records.are indicated

by the addition of i, ii, etc., to the record-numbers.



