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Jan. 



" The Tasmanian Naturalist." — The Tasmanian Field 

 Naturalists' Club is to be commended in starting a journal of 

 its own. Part No. 2 of vol. i. contains an account of a camp- 

 out of the Club on Bruni Island, Easter, 1906. Several birds 

 seen during the trip are enumerated. "Tasmanian Quail and 

 Gafne Propogation (with Illustrations) " is a short article by 

 Mr. A. R. Reid, A.O.U., in which he advocated the rearing 

 and better protection of Quail. Mr. Reid's suggestions are 



practical, 



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"Feathered Immigrants" is the title of a Bulletin (No. 

 16) issued by Department of Agriculture, New Zealand, 

 and compiled by Mr. James Drummond. It contains evi- 

 dence for and against introduced birds to the Dominion 

 of New Zealand, together vnth " Notes on the Native Avi- 

 fauna." It is deplorable to read some of the causes 

 assigned for the disappearance of the native birds : " De- 

 struction of bush," " poisoned grain, stoats, weasels, and 

 guns," "shooting and lack of protection, "indiscriminate shoot- 

 ing," "cats," "sportsmen," "settlement and introduced birds," 

 "all nesting places being occupied by introduced birds," 

 " constant use of the gun," " shooting out of season," " shooting 

 out of season by the Maoris," " allowing boys to carry guns," 

 "Cockney sportsmen," " ' kill-in-any-position ' shooter," "burn- 

 ing of the bush, wilful destruction of eggs by boys, ravages of 

 cats, and slaughter of waterfowl on the first days of the shooting 

 season," &c , &c. 



Pl.^tycercus adelaid.'E in England. — The Adelaide 

 Rosellas are not unlike immature Pennants (P. eleoovs) just 

 finishing the moult and not in full plumage. Mr. W. R. Fasey 

 once bought a pair of immature Pennants which the dealer at 

 the time declared were " Adelaides." 



The "Adelaides" were given an aviary in which only two 

 other small birds resided — a pair of Parrot-Finches — and he 

 had nothing of interest to relate for a few weeks till he saw 

 that they were nesting, and finally four young ones left the nest 

 and flew about. Their markings were like those of their parents 

 excepting that the ground colour was of a more greenish shade. 

 Mr. Fasey considers the red marks quite as distinct as the 

 parents'. 



Mr. Fasey's other birds nested very freely this year, and 

 he had quite a number of young ones. One interesting Parra- 

 keet was a hybrid whose parents were a hen Princess of Wales 

 Parrakeet and a male Rock-Pebbler, and he hopes soon to 

 rear some young Blue-banded Grass-Parrakeets. — Avicidttiral 

 Magazine, New Series, vol. v., No. 11. 



