THE AVICULTURAL SOCIETY


FOUNDED 1894

Patron : His Majesty the King

NOTICE TO MEMBERS


The Subscription to the Avicultural Society is £1 per annum, due on the

1st of January in each year, and is payable in advance. The entrance fee is 10/-.

The Avicultural Magazine is sent free to members monthly. Members joining at

any time during the year are entitled to the back numbers for the current year, on

the payment of entrance fee and subscription.


ALL SUBSCRiPTBGNS SHOULD BE SENT TO THE HONORARY SECRETARY g

AND TREASURER, Miss Knobel, 86 Regent's Park Road, London, N.W. 1. |


All Queries respecting Birds (except post-mortem cases) and all other

correspondence should be sent to the Hon. Secretary, at the above address.

Any change of address should he notified to her.



CONTENTS


PAGE


The Gaboon Fiery-breasted Bush-shrike (with coloured plate), by C. S. Webb 1



Breeding and other Notes from Cleres {with plates), by J. Delacour . . 2


A Derby Member’s Aviaries {with plate), by A. C. Ftjrner .... 6


The Culture of Ornamental Pheasants, by P. J. Lambert . . . .10


A Talking Shell-Parrakeet {with plate), by Ralf H. Masure . . .14


A Collector on Melville Island, by Walter Goodfellow . . . .16


Successful Breeding of Cheer Pheasants, by P. J. Stallard . . .27


Concerning Crows, by L. F. Stockwell ....... 29


Correspondence, Notes, etc. ......... 32



All communications intended for publication in the Magazine

should be addressed to the Editor:—


Miss E. F. Chawner,


The White House,


Leckford,


Stockbridge,


Hants.



