. Bird notes . offer but little difference in colour, but the female is somewhat smaller in all her measurements. The above is a terse description of the bird (almost a lifehistory) of this species in its native haunts, and I w-ill nowpioceed to describe this in captivity as exhibited to me by theone individual, prefacing this with a brief account as to how itcame irjtn my possession. Twas on Saturday, May 2nd, 1908, that I w-ent to spendn week-end with our member Mr. O. Millsum, then resident atvSwindon; after leavin^q- my bag at Swindon, we entrained forBath. At the station we were met by th
. Bird notes . offer but little difference in colour, but the female is somewhat smaller in all her measurements. The above is a terse description of the bird (almost a lifehistory) of this species in its native haunts, and I w-ill nowpioceed to describe this in captivity as exhibited to me by theone individual, prefacing this with a brief account as to how itcame irjtn my possession. Twas on Saturday, May 2nd, 1908, that I w-ent to spendn week-end with our member Mr. O. Millsum, then resident atvSwindon; after leavin^q- my bag at Swindon, we entrained forBath. At the station we were met by the late Col. (then Capt.)Perreau, and together we wended our way to the Little Zoo,tf, view the marvellous collection of Australian birds broughtover by Messrs. Payne »S: Wallis. Never have I, before orsince, seen such a collection of Australias wnld creatures of theair, and never will it pass from my memory—I see it all oeragain as T write. But this is an account of the vSombre Honey-eater and T Bird Photo E O. jjlale is reprinted for the purpose of sliowing an indistinct figureof the SoMBKK HoNiiY-EATER, which is the bottom figure on the left—theother l)irds are yoitiig Grey-winged Ouzels. My Sombre Hoiicy-Eatcr. ,39 must pass on. Refusiiii;- to be cajoled by hundreds of GouldianF-nches (both Red and Black-head), all in exhibition plumage, In^ade arrangements for pairs of Red-naped Lorikeets, PeacefulDoves, Painted Finches {Emhlcma f^icta). 4 Silvery-crownedFriar-Birds, and one Sombre Honey-eater to be put on rail to meon the following Monday, and then, after dining with Capt. andMrs. Perreau, I returned to Swindon—duly receiving the birdson the Monday evening. This reminiscence has raised sad as well as pleasantmemories for. though T had corresponded long with , this was our first meeting—we met afterwards oneach succeeding leave— he has crossed the great beyond,one of those wdio made the supreme sacrifice for King andCountry, and
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