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sitting- again. This is the third time, and on each occasion the 

 ep'gs have been infertile. 



September 2nd. — Saw a large flock of Fieldfares flying- 

 over. This is very early (the earliest record) for this part of 

 the country. 



Scptoiiber V'd. — Cape Sparrow (Passer arcuotus) laid. 



Sepfonber 4th. — Buffalo Weaver and Scaly Dove died, 

 from the result of a very cold night I suspect. 



September jith. — Red (iround Dove ((/'. iJiuntana) sitting 

 again. In every case this season they have deserted their eggs 

 just as they were on the point of hatching. 



Septonber 6th. — Second pair of Cuba h^inches (P. eanora) 

 sitting. 



September 8tli. — Hybrid Doves hatclied one young squall. 



Septeniber Qtli. — Rats invaded Waders" aviary, and before 

 we could catch them they killed a troop of Quail, hve Knots, 

 and my only Reeve. 



September intJi. — Xecklace Senegal Dove liatched out 

 cue young squal). 



September i^tli. — Had a visit from Dr. Hopkinson. He 

 had met with very many of my Ijirds in their wild state, and he 

 was able to name for me some brown buntings 1 have had for 

 years, which no one who had seen them previously had been 

 able to do so. The birds were Fringillaria impetuani, and I 

 hope one day to be able to record their successful l)reeding 

 in my aviaries. 



September lOtli. — Cape Sparrows hatched. 



September i8th. — Tinamou gave up sitting— eggs infertile. 



September 20th. — Hybrid Dove left nest. 



September 21st. — Young Yellow-rumj^ed Serin (Serijiiis 

 a}igolensis) on the wing. This youngster must have been at 

 least a month old, and probably more, when T first saw it. 

 f never found the nest, and the young bird nmst have lain very 

 low. Probably this was the reason it survived, as, where there 

 are many birds in the aviary, these little finches have but a small 

 chance of surviving. 



September 2.////. — Snow P.unting (Plectrophena.r ji'n'alis) 

 (bed. These birds do not seem to live long in an a\iary. 1 

 have had quite a flock, but none of them have lived more than 



