Tropical Birds

Series

Series Name

Colour Pictorial

Issue

Issue No.

404

Date Released

24 Sep 1962

Date recorded

23 Aug 1962

Length of issue (in feet)

755

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Animals Male and Female
2. 2Egg-Breaking
3. 3Tropical Birds
4. 4Stolen from Men

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

NoS Summary - Captain John Lee-Hudson has assembled a collection of some 2000 tropical birds for his aviary at Great Birckhill, Buckinghamshire.

Researcher Comments

Commentary: A London businessman gave up a £4,000-a-year job - just because he was interested in tropical birds. Flying around the aviary in the grounds of his home are exotic birds from South America. In every case it’s the male bird which outshines his mate.

Keywords

Birds

Locations

England; Buckinghamshire

Written sources

British Pathe online database
Pathe Pictorial Issue Sheets   Used for commentary

Credits:

Commentator

Wilfrid Thomas

Length of story (in feet)

171

Story extras:

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