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Identifier: birdnotesns08fore (find matches)
Title: Bird notes
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Foreign Bird Club National British Bird and Mule Club
Subjects: Birds -- Periodicals Birds -- Great Britain Periodicals
Publisher: Brighton : Foreign Bird Club : National British Bird and Mule Club
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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this country. I believe. I remember that a gooddeal of controversy arose about the event, and should be obliged if somereader would give me the references to the original account of the breedingand incidentally also answer the question enclosed in the brackets above. This cross, Blackliird X Thru.sh. is introduced in the list of Hybridsin Vales Hybrid liirds, first published in the mneties, but several timesreissued. M\ copy is the seventh edition (enlarged and revised) dated 1903.Another earlier reference of interest in this connection is the following fromRowleys Ornithological Miscellany. \ol. i (1876) p. 65 : The Blackbird will pair with the Thrush. A mule of this kind is mentioned at the Crystal Palace show (ride Times Feb. 10, 1872.) A third antl last enciuiry : Can anyone who has access to old C. P.Show catalogues say whether this particular bird w-as Blackbird X Thrush o-rThrush x Blackbird, and whether bred in confinement or wild caught ? E. HOPKINSON. <^^-¥^ Bird Notks.
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Ph<^tn \V. Shnrr Biih/. Black-tailed Hawfinches attending to young. All rights reserved. September, 1917. BIRD NOTES: THE JOURNAL OF THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB. The Breeding of the Blach-tailed Hawfinch. Bv W. Shore Baily. Last year I sent you an account of the nesting of myBlack-tailed Hawfinches (Eophona mcJannra.) This season theyhave again nested, but although this time a young one actuallyleft the nest, I am still unable to lay a claim to an F.B.C. medal.Early in May the hen hawfinch commenced singing, and Ifrequently heard her answering a thrush whistling in aneighbouring shrubbery. At this time the cock hawfinch tookvery little interest in his mate, but towards the end of the monthhe awoke to his responsibilities and took his part in the frequentbirdy concerts. Their song is short and monotonous, and cannotbe compared wth that of the nearly allied Japanese species. Earlyin June the Blacktails were frequently to be seen chasing eachother around the aviary. By the end of the month

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