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four indoor enclosures in less than three quarters of an hour. 



Grccnfood : This is an important item, too. during' the 

 breeding season, and can easily be an evening- task to the busy 

 man. Bunches of seeding and flowering grass, duckweed, 

 shepherd's purse, hard heads, dandelion (flowers and leavesj, 

 clover fiowers, etc., all in the seeding and flowering stage, 

 must be tied in bunches and hung about the aviary. 



Many will state that tliey have reared many young 

 hardbills on seed alone. True. I have done so myself, experi- 

 mentally, but. as already stated, in a natural state all species. 

 British and foreign, rear their young almost entirely on insects, 

 and we shall be wise to [)lan our methods on the same lines. 

 Some hardbills are reared on seed and greenfood alone without 

 any supply of live insects, but hoiv many have been lost for the 

 lack of the latter:' 



In conclusion, no hard and fast lines can be laid down — 

 £.11 general principles nmst be thoughtfully applied, and modified 

 t'^ meet the requirements of the surroundings and occupants 

 rf any given aviary. 



(To be continued). 



Report. — Zoological Society of London, 1922. 



It will be seen that, though there have been several 

 notable successes during the year, the adverse season affected 

 results in the Society's Gardens similarly to those of private 

 aviculturists. 



Though most of these events have been previously noted 

 in our Journal, to many of our readers the gross annual results 

 will be helpful. 



Birds Bred During 1922. 

 July 16. 2 White-cheeked Bulbuls [Otoconipsa lencogcnys), 



one reared. 

 July 2. 2 Zebra Finches {Tcciiiopygia castanotis), reared. 

 Oct. I. 2 Black-winged Crackles (Graculipica mclanoptera), 



one reared. 

 May 19. 2 Leadbeater's Cockatoos {Cacatua leadbeatcri), 

 reared. 



