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Identifier: aviculturalmagaz08avic (find matches)
Title: The Avicultural magazine
Year: 1894 (1890s)
Authors: Avicultural Society
Subjects: Aviculture Birds Cage birds
Publisher: (Ascot, Berkshire, etc., Avicultural Society, etc.)
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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nfoliage, always at a discreet distance. I deposited Kate on the grass with an empty cage on thetop of hers, baited with mealworms and cockroaches, a wire beingattached to the door, which was propped open. Making myself as scarce as possible I thought my sportingfriend would quickly come down, as he is usually so very tame.Having tasted freedom, however, he was as wild as possible, and Icould see him regarding me from the middle of the hedge with a lookin his eye which seemed to convey : If you hadnt got my un-fortunate little wife boxed up there, dont flatter yourself I shouldlong remain hanging around in your neighbourhood. However, theattractions of cockroaches and mealworms, rather more I think thanthose of Kate, were his undoing, and after over three hours patientwaiting he hopped into the unoccupied cage at just 7 p.m., and thedoor was rapidly closed on a very disgusted bird—need I say withwhat satisfaction to his owner ? The Avicultural Magazine. FEMALE SHAMAH AND YOUNG BIRD.
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MALE SHAMAH CARRYING FOOD TO FEMALE INTHE NEST. Photo by G. E. Low. Adlard & Son 4 West Newman, Ltd. on further episodes in the life of a pair of Shamas. 267 Both the honeymooners very soon found themselves back intheir old quarters. Building operations were almost at once resumed,and on the following Thursday (May 17th) the first egg was laid.Five completed the clutch, and four young birds hatched out onJune 1st and 2nd. On June 12th the first baby left the nest, beingput back in the evening, and on the following day all left the familyroof. It was very interesting to watch the parent birds efforts toinduce the young ones to come out, going to the entrance with foodand withdrawing without giving it. After the house was empty the cock entered and had a goodlook round, singing to himself, sotto voce, all the time, with anoccasional chuckle suggesting the inquiry, Any more for theshore? He spent a good deal of time inside the box at thisjuncture, constantly exhorting his wife to hur

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