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My Aviaries— 1923 Notes 



By The Lady Dunleath. 



Results : These have been pretty good so far (July 28). 

 tl: e following- having been successfully reared : 



Cockateels {Calopsittaciis }Wvac-hoUandiac) — 9. 



Budgerigars (Mclopsittaciis nndiilatus) — 15. 



Saffron Finches (Sycalis flaveola) — 4. 



Zebra Finches (Taenlopygia castanotisy — iz or more. 



Avadavats (Sporaeginthus amandava) — several. 



Palm Doves {Tiirtur seuegalensis) — 8 from one pair. 



Bullfinches (Pyrrhula ciiropaca) — 6. 



Red-headed Finches (Amadina crythroccphala) — 6. 



Cutthroats {A. fasciata] — 6. 



Calif ornian Quail {Lophortyx calif ornica) — 6. 



The above were all reared out of doors. 



The Budgerigars are of two colour varieties, viz: Green 

 and Yellow. 



Zebra Finches commenced nesting at the end of February, 

 They built a nest, like a wren's, in thick ivy. I started with two 

 pairs, and both are again incubating clutches of eggs. Most 

 of the young birds are now in adult plumage, but I saw four 

 yesterday (July 27) still with blackish beaks. 



Californiaii Quail : Eleven were hatched out, but- two 

 escaped and three died, and the remaining six do not look any 

 too well. They are in a large run with a bantam, and we feed 

 them on Partridge Food and seeds; they have plenty of sand 

 and are on short grass. Can any of my readers suggest a 

 better method of feeding? If so, I should be glad if the}^ 

 would describe same.* Four or five young Calif ornian Quail 

 escaped three or four years ago — now there are two coveys in 

 this neighbourhood, of six and seven respectively. Our keeper 

 I'.as seen these — the farmer sent for him to tell him what they 

 could be — I am glad to say that they are so interested in them 

 that they do not shoot them. 



We have heard of some in a wild and heathery bog about 



* I usually have reared quail without difScuIty on insectile mixture (Spratt's 

 C.L.O. & C.B. food, fine ground crissel and ants' eggs), live ants' eggs 

 and seed. — W.T.P. 



