Identifier: birdnotesns07fore (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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of the boxes, and stones to the amount of several hundred- weight arc piled on them. After a day in the ))rfss the men (Mnpty theboxes and dry the six-inch cubes of pressed flics in the sun. The*process makes the finest bird food in the world. 188 British Bird Calendar. These details concerning one of the chief items of the soft-bill menushould be of general interest. Calcutta, 3-6-i6. E. W. HARPER. British Bird Calendar. ARRIX.ALS, ETC., CATERHAM DISTRICT. April 17.—Tree Pipit. i8.-ChifYchaff and. Willow Warbler.,, 21.—Heard Cuckoo.,, 24.—Swallows and Yellow Wagtails.J, 25.—Sand Martins and Wheatcars.May 4.—Swifts (same day as noted 1915I).,, 9.—Heard Turtle Dove.,, 19.—Red-backed Shrikes.,, 21.—Spotted Flycatcher.June 3.—Wryneck sitting.,, 4.- Shrikes sitting. 6.—Nightjar sitting. J. S. R., Caterham, 2o-6-i6. morning, he is staying late this the latest date he was heard lost 27.—Heard Cuckoo thisyear, June 22 wasyear. R.E.P.G., Sturminster, Newton, 27-6-*i9t6.
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Al! rights reserved. August, 19! 6. BIRD NOTES: - THE JOURNAL OF THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB Breeding of Red-cotlared Lorikeets. By Miss E. G. R. Peddie Waddeij,. Notc;^ have already appeared of the successes of mypair of these beautiful birds in past years, which still con-tinue to nest regularly. As regards this years successes, nesting operationscommenced in December, 191 5. They Were kept in a largecage (3 feet square by 6 feet high) in my bird-room. Theircage is fitted with branch-pr^rches and a nesting barrel, hungup at one end near the top, but not so high that I could notsee inside by standing on a stool. The period of incubation was calculated from the firstnight she sj^ent in the barrel, and exactly twenty-four dayslater I heard the first sound of young birds. During the in-cubation period I have noticed, that they consume less food,and the cock bird is often in the nest barrel. For the firstweek or ten days, though I gave more food than usual theydid not oat it all, but after tha

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