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Ornamental Pheasant Society Notes



tinged with, self-consciousness ! What an air of slightly guilty smugness !

Alfred, bless “ his ” heart, had laid an egg.


I can remember when I was very young asking my mother if

Parrots ever laid eggs, and I can hear her reply now, after a second’s

modest hesitation : “ Well, not 'private Parrots.” So, you see !


Alfred’s “ shame ” reposes in the Singapore Museum. A Lory’s

egg is rather rare in captivity.



ORNAMENTAL PHEASANT SOCIETY


The O.P.S. will be holding its annual summer meeting on 21st July,

at the offices of the London Zoological Society. We are most grateful

to this Society for once more placing their Council room at our disposal,

and our members appreciate this kindly gesture. I understand that

the Avicultural Society will be holding their meeting in the afternoon

of that day and our meeting will be at 11 a.m. I do hope that any

members of the Avicultural Society who are not members of the O.P.S.

and who are travelling to London for the Avicultural Society meeting

will join our Society and attend our meeting. This meeting will be

followed by a luncheon, and this will be served in the Zoological

Gardens. In case any reader of these notes may wish to join our

Society, I may mention that the subscription is only 6s. per annum,

and no entrance fee is required. This subscription can be sent to

me at Nawton, York. On receipt of same I shall be pleased to send

the July issue of our Journal. This Journal is, as usual, most interesting

to all bird lovers. Two magnificent coloured plates adorn the pages,

and the articles are by famous aviculturists, our President, M. Delacour,

is at his best. Monsieur Malisoux brings his scientific knowledge of

his subject to bear, and Madam Malisoux for the first time has honoured

our pages. Baron Carpinello of Sicily entertains us with a description

of his aviaries and general methods. Mr. Mackie writes about Partridges

in his usual graceful style. Mr. Beever, a phasianist of long standing,

tells us of his twenty years’ experiences with his favoured hobby.

Monsieur Hannens also writes of the extraordinary difficulties that



