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these birds I will give the doings of a single pair in 

 my aviary this season. The female was there all last 

 year, with a male which was slightly deformed in one 

 wing ; he died owing to an accident ; a fresh male was 

 procured in April of this year, the result of this pair- 

 ing being as follows: — 



The first nest (illustrated in the accompanying 

 photographs) was built against the back of the shed 

 having taken two days in building; though one side 

 touched the back of the aviary, it was really built in 

 the fork of the branches and was not attached to the 

 woodwork at all ; the greatest diameter was but four 

 inches. (This is the average size of all of these nests 

 constructed in my aviary). First egg was laid June 

 nth; two days after the completion of the nest, the 

 second on the following day ; they were hatched by 6 

 a.m. June 24th, and the young left the nest, one on July 

 5th, the other two days later, both flying about the 

 aviary on July 8th. They were in partially adult 

 plumage at 7^ weeks, when they left my possession 

 for tlie public aviary at St. Helens, 



2nd nest : The above nest was repaired and two 

 eggs were deposited by July loth, but both were 

 broken three days later, owing to the interference of a 

 Virginian Grosbeak. 



3rd nest : This, the only one built on a solid base 

 in my aviary, was placed on the quartering (2in. wide) 

 at back of shed, partially screened with branches ; two 

 eggs were laid and the birds were sitting on July 31st, 

 hatched August 12th, the young left the nest August 

 23rd fully reared. 



4th nest : Built entirely in the branches with 

 withered rape leaves, which they gathered in the 



