Dr. E. Hopkinson — Macaws Bred in Confinement 89


with Herr Sharland in Germany ; a pair nested in a cupboard and

reared one young one, which left the nest at 94 days old. Another

German success is given in the same paper, 1932, p. 110.


In Western Australia this Macaw was bred by Mr. Padbury from

about 1926 to 1935. They were bred in glorified poultry runs and when

I was there in 1932 there were two pairs of home-bred birds in the

aviaries. The old birds nested every year, but none of the young had

yet shown any desire to follow their example.


The following hybrids are on record :—


Blue and Yellow x Red and Yellow Macaw (ararauna x

chloroptera). —Bred at the Dresden Zoo in June, 1897, teste Neunzig’s

Fremdlandischen Stubenvogel (1921).


A friend of Mr. Silver’s has bred a hybrid “ Blue and Yellow X

Red and Green Macaw ” this year, which was nine weeks old and doing

well when reported. Mr. Silver is almost sure that the hen was chloro'p¬

tera, which is also often known as the “ Green-winged ’• Macaw.

Perhaps this will produce further good news of the event.


Hybrids with the male Red and Yellow Macaw (q.v.), have

also been obtained.


Red and Blue Macaw (A. macao (Linn)).—Bred in the U.S.A.

by Holmes teste the list given in Aviculture (U.S.A.), January, 1932,

but no details were supplied.


In the Zoo in 1901 there were four hybrid Macaws, macao X militaris ,

which had been bred in Milan, Italy ; see P.Z.S. , 1901, p. 279.


Red and Yellow Macaw (A. chloroptera (Gray)).—Two were

reared at liberty in 1936 at Lilford, and one young bird had been

reared several years earlier teste Moody in Avic. Mag., 1936, 338.


Hybrids with the male Blue and Yellow Macaw (q.v.), are

recorded, and I saw in New Zealand three hybrids whose parentage

was :—■


Red and Yellow X Blue and Yellow (chloroptera x ara¬

rauna). —These were bred at Wanganui by a Mr. Anderson. The first

success was in 1930 or 1931 ; and when I saw them in 1936 there were

three young of different years all doing well. See Avic. Mag., 1932,

220 ; 1936, 83 (photo).


Military Macaw (A. militaris (Linn)).—-Hybrids with the male



