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Identifier: birdnotesns02fore (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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). Another haadsome species, which apart fromthe Zoo specimens, and the one referred to in my opening re-marks, is unknown to English aviculture. Though not sobrightly clad as the preceding species, it is yet a more attract-ive bird—while heavily built, it is graceful, and, yet, at thesame time very grotesque. Its movements amid the branchesand on the ground are extremely interesting—on tlie groundwhen displaying or playing, while in colour this appears tobe almost continuous, except when visiting the seed pan; itis a miniature replica of a bantam fowl, and a glance at Mr.Goodchilds characteristic drawing will confirm this. At therecent club meeting this species came in for a great deal ofnotice and was greatly admired; personally, I must confessto a very fetrong liking and admiration for it. It appeals tome, even more, than the elegant and beautiful Queen Whydahwhich was figured and described in B.N. Vol. V., pages 5—7. Habitat: East Africa, reputed to be common around Nairobi.
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^ *-5 Tivo Bare Whj/dahs. 301 Mr. Goodchilds full and interesting extracts from the Ibis of the species in a state of nature render further com-ment superfluous. DrepanopIeGtes jachsoni (Sharpe). From Dr. S. L. Hindes article in Piis 189S, p. 577. (Vide Shrirpc, I).is 1891, p. 24P, Plate V.) A o ad. Mac-hakop,, Api-il .30th, 1896. Tlie males of this species frequently form a play-ground inthe long gra-S on the plains. The play-ground mads hy each birdis circular, alwut 2 feet in diameter; the grass is beaten quite flatinside the ring, except one tuft in the very centre. A flock of thesebirds playing has a curious effect, as they jump about .3 feet intothe air and drop down agaiii into the circle, each bird jumping fromfive to ten times in a minute. From F. T. Jacksons article, Iliis 1899, p. 599. •Drepanoplectes jacksoni (Sharpe), This 1891, p. 247. Coliipasser jacl-csoni (Shelley B.), Africa I., p. 24. No. 77. cf. North of Lake Elmateita, April 25, 1896. Irisb)-own; hi I pak,^ groo

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