ANOTHER EGG
LAID BY MARABOU STORK. ' ] } SYDNEY, May 28. ; The Marabou stork which made liisi tory recently at Taronga Park by pro,i ducing the fii'st egg of its kind laid ki • captivity, has duplicated the achievement. . - • ic After his mate had laid her egg the male bird began to build a nest, and we hoped the birds might breed,” said the secretary of the Taronga Park Trust (Mr Brown). Yesterday, while yorkmen were painting the fence around the enclosure the second egg was noticed. The first was pure white, . hut the second is bright green. Like its predecessor, however, it is infertile. Both have been presented to the Museum. “The eggs are particularly .rare, and , the Museum is delighted to secure them. In a. collection of 70,000 eggs these will rank among the rarest,” said Mr Brown. '' : :
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Hokitika Guardian, 28 May 1936, Page 6
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137ANOTHER EGG Hokitika Guardian, 28 May 1936, Page 6
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