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here, in captivity, in 1899. I long thought that I was the first person to do

this, but it is recorded in “ The Daily Occurrences Book [MS.] of the Zoological

Society of London ,5 that in 1839 seven black game were purchased and that

on “ 17th June, 1840, four black game hatched of which three died on 9tli,

10th, and 20th July ; the other on 6th January, 1841 These records are

interesting if only because they show that black game breed in their first

year.


Hugh S. Gladstone.



NOTE


The Council has decided to pay for approved articles of special interest

to aviculturists that have not previously been published.



Editor.



