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doubtful successes, and to this I owe another piece of important

information, for Miss Chawner wrote (14th October, 1932) to tell me

that the young were reared, and that she had two of them, which lived

with her for about a year. The record must, therefore, be considered

perfect, and should satisfy any one except those who must see anything

from start to finish before believing.


As regards the German record (presumably earlier than our Irish

one), Karl Neunzig is my authority. In his Einheimische Stubenvog'el

(Magdeburg, 1913) he says, “ bred several times ”, and gives a Herr

Koder of Nuremberg as one who had attained success, but he gives no

particulars or references, though even in their absence, we can take the

fact of their having been bred abroad as established, for in everything

this German work with its companion volume on Foreign Birds is

always accurate.


Can anyone supply further particulars of the above, or other cases

of breeding Hoopoes ?


In “ Members Advertisements ” in Bird Notes for September, 1911,

this advertisement appeared: “ For Sale, guaranteed aviary-bred


Hoopoes, in perfect feather, bred by me this season. Two cocks, one hen ;

30s. each or £4 the three.—M. Armstein, 30 Grand Parade, Cork.”


I at once wrote for and received two, certainly birds of the year.

They were in good condition, and very tame. I kept them for from 12

to 18 months. I cannot now recall excactly how long, they died while

I was away from home. I see no reason why the record should not be

accepted as genuine.


E. F. C.



ORNAMENTAL PHEASANT SOCIETY


I am sorry to think that my last notes in this Magazine should have

appeared after the death of our late President and great friend, Mr. G.

Blay. Possibly some of the remarks I made will have seemed in poor

taste, but the Magazine had gone to print, and I could do nothing.

Mr. Blay was instrumental in the formation of our Society, and we held



