6 *' All Sccours." 



steely reception I liave ])rei)are(l for him will complete the 

 tragedy.* 



I consider these grey birds now, as a new colour form 

 of Barbary Dove, but the fertility of the female is not by any 

 means so great as that of the male. 



The above notes would be incomplete without some 

 description of these grey do\es, so 1 will generally state that 

 they are of true Barbary King IJove type^ differing only in 

 colour, the breast, head and neck being of ;i ])a]e, even-toned 

 lilac, greyer on lower breast and merging into white at under tail- 

 coverts; wing-coverts and back a greyish brown tone, with prim- 

 aries darker; the greyish back merging into a more bluish tone 

 underneath the wings. The tail-feathers are dark gieyish, with 

 lighter markings, as in Barloary Doves; also the colour of eyes, 

 legs, and beak being similar to these last named do^es. 



1 am not sure whether these notes will be of nnich general 

 interest, or whether you, Mr. Editor, will l)e able to find room 

 for same, l)ut failing this I know the W . i'.B can take a lot. 



" Au Secours." 



Bv B. TiiEo. .Stewart. 



The Widow Brown grew tearful. 



l-'or the sixth time she had assured her irate landlord that 

 the rent would be forthconu'ng next week, and for the twelfth 

 time he had answered her that he didn't l)elieve it. 



" If vou can't pay it now, 'ow can you next week.-'" he 

 (lemanded. " Tell me that." 



The Widow couldn't. 



" My brother in Australia — " she mentioned. 



Mr. Green lost control of himself, and consigned the 

 Widow Brown's brother to a i~)lace hotter than where his sister 

 declared him to be now li\ing. whereat she grew tearful, and 

 Mr. Green uttered again his monotonous recjuest for the rent. 



* You will be "lad to know that the tniycdy has been completed, for the 

 rat returned on New Year's h"ve and met his fate. As eonjecturcd, the 

 .animal proved to be a male. 



