. Bird notes . k at tub Zoo: Duringa recent visit to the Zoo we ascertained that a young Storkhad been hatched out. The nest was built on the groundand four eggs were laid, but one disappeared during incuba-tion, which lasted twenty-eight days. Two of the eggs provedinfertile. The parents regurgitated the food from the cropinto the nest, and it was then greedily eaten by the lived to the eleventh day, when it died—a quantity pfdried grass was found in its crop. This same pair built lastyear, but no chicks were hatched. Mr. Willford took a photoof the hen incubating, with her mate k
. Bird notes . k at tub Zoo: Duringa recent visit to the Zoo we ascertained that a young Storkhad been hatched out. The nest was built on the groundand four eggs were laid, but one disappeared during incuba-tion, which lasted twenty-eight days. Two of the eggs provedinfertile. The parents regurgitated the food from the cropinto the nest, and it was then greedily eaten by the lived to the eleventh day, when it died—a quantity pfdried grass was found in its crop. This same pair built lastyear, but no chicks were hatched. Mr. Willford took a photoof the hen incubating, with her mate keeping guard. Inconnection with the above, it will probably prove of generalinterest, and we reproduce it herewith. I should add theday on which the photo was taken was very dull. Garden Aviary: We are glad to note these arebecoming so common. We recently had the opportunity pfseeing Mr. Warren Williams natural aviary at has a sputhern aspect—the flight is about 25 feet long, K A^i: ■ c otS3. s oCZ2 Editorial. 187 8 feet deep, and 8 to 9 feet high, it is planted with Hawthorn,Euonymus, Box, and other Shrubs—contains a shallow cementbath; attached thereto is a roomy and well lighted sheltershed; it runs along one side of the lawn, and is really quite afeature of the garden. Mr. Warren Williams is quite a newadherent to the cult of Foreign Bird keeping, but his seriesof about 40 birds—Finches, Mannikins, Waxbills, and Weavers—were all in excellent fettle; we noticed particularly somevery nice Cordon Bleus, and Lavender Finches in excellentplumage. Young were on the wing of Bib, Ribbon, ancl ZebraFinches. A Unique Consignment: Just on going to press welearn that Mr. Frost, who has been collecting Indian birds forour esteemed member Mr. E. J. Brook, has successfully landedsome 700 birds, many of which are new and rare--the follow-ing are represented in the series: Harewas, Bulbuls, Finch-larks, Rollers, Rubythroats, Flycatchers, Redstarts, Thrushes,Drongos
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