. The Avicultural magazine. Birds; Cage birds. 356 Mr. CoLLiNGwooD Ingram,. THE LITTLE AUK IN SPITZBERGEN. By Coi^LiNGwooD Ingram, When I visited Spitzbergen this summer I procured a nestling of the I,ittle Auk, Merguhcs alle, and for some time succeeded in keeping it in perfect health. Had it not been for the ship's cat I have little doubt that it would have reached England in safety but, despite all my precautions, this animal found access to my cabin and, furthermore, successfully removed the string that I had loosely tied round a box in which the bird was placed. Having reached th
. The Avicultural magazine. Birds; Cage birds. 356 Mr. CoLLiNGwooD Ingram,. THE LITTLE AUK IN SPITZBERGEN. By Coi^LiNGwooD Ingram, When I visited Spitzbergen this summer I procured a nestling of the I,ittle Auk, Merguhcs alle, and for some time succeeded in keeping it in perfect health. Had it not been for the ship's cat I have little doubt that it would have reached England in safety but, despite all my precautions, this animal found access to my cabin and, furthermore, successfully removed the string that I had loosely tied round a box in which the bird was placed. Having reached the young Auk I presume its musty odour deterred the cat from killing it outright, at any rate, when I returned to my cabin I found the little creature still alive but so sadly mauled that it died very shortly after. When I first procured the bird it obstinately refused to take nourishment and, to keep it alive, I was obliged to force food down its throat; in a. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Avicultural Society. [Ascot, Berkshire, etc. : Avicultural Society, etc. ]
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