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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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W o The Breeding of Jackson^s Whydahs. 213 clined to think \hat small ground insects were given them,but I cannot be certain of this, I have never seen the old birds taking insects on the wing as the Weaversdo, and; I do not think that they are quick enough to be able
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to do so. Jhe young left the nest wlu-n sixteen days old,and were like their mother, only slightly smaller. They con- 214 The Breediiifr of Jacksoii^s Whydahs. tinned to spend their time in the grass. The cock, as appearsto be the custom with whydahs, took no part in the rearingof the little ones, but was lalways somewhere in the neighbour-hood of the nest, where he acted both as sentinel and guard,his warning call enabling the hen to slip quickly out of thenest before anyone could get near enough to sec her do so.By this time he had entirely discontinued displaying or usinghis playground. The first time I saw the young ones feedingwas upon the seeding-grasses growing in the aviary, and ofthese they seemed very fond. They now visit the feeding trayswith the other birds. Jacksons Whydahs are the largest whydahs I havekept, and I have to-day Crimson-ringed, Red-collared,Red-shouldered. Queen, Paradise, and Pintail. They are alsoby far thd inost interesting and amusing, although all thew

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