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parents shared the duties of incubation, and both were alike 

 assiduous in feeding and caring" for their progeny. The young 

 birds are strong and lusty, but, at present, more given to 

 climbing than flying. 



One such episode as the above compensates tne avicul- 

 turist for the many disappointments of their cult. iiie sights 

 of such an episode through all its varied details of courtship, 

 love, incubation, and rearing the young, are never-to-be- 

 forgotten-ones. While the sight of these fine birds in the full 

 excitement of sexual ardour, with the glorious crests upraised, 

 and wings and tail outspread can be better imagined than 

 described, and must be seen to be fully appreciated. 



It is a notable success and we heartily congratulate those 

 concerned therein. 



Seasonal Notes : The season, which opened so hope- 

 fully in several aviaries, has not borne out its earlier promise. 

 The malignant attitude of the weather towards aviculture has 

 caused the loss of the bulk of the young from the first round 

 of nests, 



Mr. H. E. Bright, of Woolton, writes: " The birds have 

 done very badly lately, have lost practically all my young ones 

 through the cold and wet, and the Hangnests have gone into 

 moult. I have a couple of young Turtle-Doves, which may 

 not have been bred previously — Isabelline Turtle-Doves Rogers 

 called them, and he says they are new." 



We think the Isabelline Turtle-Dove has been bred at 

 the London Zoo. 



It will also be seen from the notes of Messrs. VV. Shore 

 Baily, Capt. Rattigan, W. T. Page and others, elsewhere in 

 this issue, that the unfavourable conditions so far this season 

 have turned many very probable successes into failure ; we must 

 hope that the last half of the season wnll be better than the 

 first portion has been — August and September are often very 

 fruitful of results in outdoor aviaries. 



Even at the London Zoo results have been less than 

 usual, though two notable successes have been attained (noted 

 elsewhere). The following breeding successes and more 

 notable arrivals are extracted from the Society's Report 011 the 

 Additions to the Menagerie for June: 



