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UK-First-Breeding-Register.Pdf INTRODUCTION TO EDITION The original author and compiler of this record, Dave Coles has devoted a great deal of his time in creating a unique reference document which I am privileged to continue working with. By its very nature the document in a living project which will continue to grow and evolve and I can only hope and wish that I have the dedication as Dave has had in ensuring the continuity of the “First Breeding Register”. Initially all my additions and edits will be indicated in italics though this will not be used in the main body of the record (when a new record is added). Simon Matthews (2011) It is over eighty years since Emilius Hopkinson collated his RECORDS OF BIRDS BRED IN CAPTIVITY, which formed the starting point for my attempt at recording first breeding records for the UK. Since the first edition of my records was published in 1986, classification has changed several times and the present edition incorporates this up-dated classification as well as first breeding recorded since then. The research needed to produce the original volume took many years to complete and covered most avicultural literature. Since that time numerous people have kept me abreast of further breedings and pointing out those that have slipped the net. This has hopefully enabled the records to be kept up-to- date. To those I would express my thanks as indeed I do to all that have cast their eyes over the new list and passed comments, especially the ever helpful Reuben Girling who continues to pass on enquiries. However, there is still likely to be species that have been missed or pre-dated references and I would like to hear of them so that I can keep the list as current as possible. Several records have been revised or omitted since the first edition simply because they have been found to have occurred in Eire. The intention was to cover the United Kingdom (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland) and while I would dearly have liked to cover Southern Ireland, I had no way of being able to access sufficient data to have made the records as comprehensive as they should have been. With the plethera of new monographs on bird families, keepers are becoming more aware of subspecies and for this reason I have included more of these where known. In families where subspecies are generally given common names, such as parrots and waterfowl, this has been followed. Where this is not the case, the additional race is given under the recognised common name so there could be one or more entries under a species common name. As the title suggests, this is an avicultural, rather than ornithological publication and this is reflected in the use of some common names Dave Coles 1 EXPLANATION OF METHODS AND ABBREVIATIONS USED IN TEXT The aim of this compilation is to record species which have been reared in an artificial environment. Hence all manner of rearing methods constitute a valid breeding, eligible to be classed as a first. These encompass natural rearing, artificially incubated and reared, fostered and those that have been reared at liberty. A compilation such as this is fraught with many problems, not least being the verification of some early records. For the most part dubious ones have been omitted but some ‘highly probables’ are included. The bulk of London Zoo’s pre-1900 ‘bred’ references are included if verification in other early publications has been found. These are then listed under the relevant Annual Report page number. Several accounts deal in depth with a specific breeding but give no precise year. One "well fledged" is included. It covers the Virginian Cardinal and is included by virtue of having been kept for many years in captivity and because of its merits, is likely to have bred earlier or if not, soon afterwards. For other references, I am certain of their authenticity only as far as one is able to be allowing for the vagaries of human nature. CLASSIFICATION: Dispite the use of DNA to classify birds there still seems to be differences of opinion on the relationships of birds and the present Howard and Moore differs grately from Sibley and Monroe as used in the last edition and reverts, with a few exceptions, to a more familiar look to the order of families. This edition keeps to order status as in the first ediion. Bracketed numbers before and after each Order indicate genus and species - those before occur in the wild while those afterwards have bred in captivity. ENGLISH NAME: Those in present usage have been adopted. Antiquated names have been up-dated where possible while those that have defied identification are listed at the end of the main records. Where common names have become confused, square brackets [ ] have been used to signify a superceeded or alternative name in popular usage. If in doubt scientific nomenclature should be followed. SCIENTIFIC NAME: Full and subspecies follow Howard and Moore. Subspecies now accorded species status, have their previous affinity bracketed e.g. Bengal Eagle-owl Bubo (bubo) bengalensis. YEAR BRED: The year in which independence was achieved. Over-wintering is not used as an indication as it is seldom reported. BREEDER: First attributed success by an individual aviculturist or public collection that I have been able to trace. Personal communications by individuals mentioned confirm a breeding but are not neccessarily a statement that they were the first, although I have been unable to find an earlier success. As in the first edition, personal communications have been more formalised when a literature reference becomes known. A maximum of two breeders is named, the first believed to be the earliest for the year. If more than two succeed in a year, the number only is given unless the first is known. Literature references relate only to the first named breeder. 2 REFERENCES: Not neccessarily a full breeding account as many species are not covered by such but preference is given if one exists. No distinction is given as to what form the reference takes. References and general abbreviations used are listed below. JOURNALS AND MAGAZINES AM Avicultural Magazine IZN International Zoo News ASBR Avicultural Society Breeding Register IZY International Zoo Yearbook Aviornis Aviornis International, UK Edition POS Proceedings of UK Owl Symposium BN Bird Notes PSBR Parrot Society Breeding Register Beak & Claw Foreign Bird Association PSM Parrot Society Magazine CB Cage and Aviary Birds, IPC Magazines PZS Proceedings of the Zoological CBDBP Captive Breeding of Diurnal Birds of Prey Society of London CZN Chester Zoo News Psittascene Newsletter of the World Parrot Trust Columbidae Pigeon and Dove Society Ratel Ass. of British Wild Animal Keepers Dodo Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust Repts London Zoo Annual Reports FB Foreign Birds Magazine SFBC Southern Foreign Bird Club UKFCBS United Kingdom Foreign Cage Bird Society FBA Foreign Bird Association magazine Wildfowl Wildfowl Trust Annual Report FBF Annual Breeding Register of the Wildfowl News Wildfowl Trust Foreign Bird Federation WM Wildlife Magazine The Estrildian Magazine of the Estrildid Forum WTAR Wildfowl Trust Annual Report FW Feathered World ZFN Zoo Federation News Grassfinch Australian Finch Society Zoo Crack Belfast Zoo newsletter Ibis British Ornithologists’ Union Zoologist Periodical published last century N.B. References for early Avicultural Magazines and Bird Notes relate to the year in which the most number of issues appear - the early volumes of both publications overlap two calendar years. BOOKS A.A.P. Prestwich, A.A. 1950 Records of Parrots Bred in Captivity. Southgate, London A.F.W. Weiner, A.F. Book of Canaries and Cage Birds A.G.B. Butler, A.G. 1906. Foreign Birds for Cage and Aviary Anon. Anon. 1850. Gleanings from the Menagery & Aviary at Knowsley (no pagination) E.H. Hopkinson, E. 1926. Records of Birds bred in Captivity. Witherby Greene. Greene, W.T. 1984. Favourite Foreign Birds for Cages and Aviaries. L. Upcott Gill Laughingthrushes Coles, D. 2000. Management of Laughingthrushes in Captivity. Privately Printed L. & L. Low, R.1977. Lories and Lorikeets. Paul Elek Lovebirds Smith, G. 1979. Lovebirds and Related Birds. Paul Elek Parrots Low, R. 1980. Parrots: Their Care and Breeding. Blandford Press P.O.T.W. Delacour, J. 1951. Pheasants of the World. Country Life W.O.T.W. Delacour, J. 1954. Waterfowl of the World. Country Life GENERAL 17/8/1985:7 day/month/year:page 1924:33 year:page 1975:2:12 year:month:page 1975:Summer:13 year:seasonal quarter:page 3 27:33 volume or issue number:page 27:4:33 volume:issue number:page ? Data unknown or entry suspect Anon. Anonymous / Appears between two breeders, the first believed earliest A.R. Annual Report and Appearing between two breeders indicates a partnership C. Century c. Circa (about) no. Issue Number p. Page Pers. comm. Personal communication by breeder Pers. comm. (named) Communication by person associated Suppl. Supplement with collection or breeder www. Internet address REFERENCES Dickenson, E. (Editor) 2003. The Howard and Moore Complete Checklist of the Birds of the World. 3rd Edition. Christopher Helm FIRST BREEDING RECORDS TINAMIDAE Tinamous GREY TINAMOU Tinamus tao 1960 London Zoo Repts. 1960:46 GREAT TINAMOU Tinamus major 1963 Paignton Zoo IZY 5:349 TATAUPA TINAMOU Crypturellus tataupa 1904 D. Seth-Smith AM 1904:285 RUFOUS TINAMOU Rhynchotus rufescens 1867 London Zoo PZS 1867:687 BRUSHLAND TINAMOU Nothoprocta cinerascens 1924 W. Shore-Baily AM 1925:18 CHILEAN TINAMOU Nothoprocta perdicaria 1929 W. Shore-Baily AM 1929:251 SPOTTED TINAMOU Nothura maculosa 1888 London Zoo Repts. 1888:37 ELEGANT CRESTED-TINAMOU Eudromia elegans 1893 London Zoo Repts. 1893:45 STRUTHIONIDAE Ostriches OSTRICH Struthio camelus 1973 Woburn Park IZY 15:321 RHEIDAE Rheas GREATER RHEA Rhea americana 1841 Sir Robert Heron PZS 1841:79 DARWIN’S RHEA Pterocnemia pennata 1906 Woburn Park AM 1906:306 CASUARIIDAE Casowaries DOUBLE-WATTLED CASSOWARY Casuarius casuarius 1967 Edinburgh Zoo AM 1968:181 DWARF CASSOWARY Casuarius bennetti 1864 London Zoo PZS 1864:271 DROMAIIDAE Emus 4 EMU Dromaius novaehollandiae 1830 London Zoo Repts.
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