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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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etc. 1 UliKID.S. X Slioveller (Wild Ducivl. -s> 500.—RED CRESTED POCHARD. Xctta yupna. W.T.P. Hybrids.X Red-crested Pochard (Rosy-billed Duck). <^ 501.—ROSY-BILLED DUCK Mclopiana pcposaca. W.T.P.Zoo, 1907. Hybrids.ROSY-BILLED DUCK x WH.D DUCK. W.T.P. ,, X RED-CRESTED POCH.VRD. W.T.P.X TUFTED DUCK. W.T.P.X Rosy-billed Duck (.-Xustralian Wild Duck).X Rosy-billed Duck (White-eyed Pochard). ^ 502.—POCHARD Aytliya fcnna. W.T.P.Wormald, 1913. A.M. (3) v. 335. Hybrids.10CH.\RD X RED-CRESTED POCHARD W.T.P X WHITE-EYED POCHARD ( Pagefs Duck •). Abroad, W.T.P. C.X TUFTED DUCK. Abroad. W.T.P. C.(To be continued.) »^> Red-Billed Toucan. (RhdDipliastus erythroJiyiichus.)r.v Wk.slkv T. P.\c.k, F.Z.S.. M.B.O.U. Tlie specimen from \vliicli .Mrs. .\. M. Cook lias mad--llie (Irawin,^-. wliicli illustrates these notes, has l)een jjhiced on(lei)osit at tlie Zoo. and is one of many rare s))ecies collected forLord Tavistock in New •( luinea. and are comparatively recentarrivals.
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Red-billed Toucan. 259 Toucans are interesting and quaint birds, and theirgeneral habits, characteristics, etc.. are as quaint as theirappearance, wliich is as droll when they are in restful slumberas when actively disporting about their flight. As will be readilyimagined they make most interesting pets, but need a roomycage, whch nmst l)e frequeiUly cleansed, as they are large eater;>of soft-food, fruit, etc. They well repay any trouble their careinvolves, as they become very tame and familiar when keptas pets. Tood. They are almost omnivorous, and very littlecomes amiss to them. I found them to thrive on a mixture ofboiled rice, minced fruit and a little finely minced raw beef, wellkneaded together with the hand. 1 varied this with a mixtureof scalded biscuit meal, boiled i)otatoes and carrots, mincedfruit and raw beef, well kneading the whole together. The\are very fond of small fruit, such as cherries, damsons, plumsand the like, which they toss about to each other as if having

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