208 Nesting Notes. 



and powerful flights but unless pressed much, prefers to flutter 

 a short distance to its next hunting ground. Its plumage is 

 beautifully soft and copious and the soft colours, crimson on 

 the wings and pearl grey practically on the rest of the plu- 

 mage, combine most harmoniously. I sec that I have used 

 the word " soft " more often than I intended but do not think 

 it is over -used. I think I could have caught it luit funked 

 attempting to meat it off. Ijength nearly 7 inches, tail 2.3, 

 bill from gape 1.3, but it looks smaller. 



The Goldcrest {BeguUis crista tus) is a common winter 

 visitor to the Station but require-; n;) remark as ir is identical 

 with the European Ijird, so well known at liome. 

 (To he Continued). 



Nesting Notes. 



By Rev. John M. Pateuson. 



Black -CHEEK ED Lovebirds : In February — 2 pairs 

 of Blackcheeks laid 2 eggs in each nest — eggs fillctl Imt not 

 hatched out. These Inrds (as ali-eady noted) Avere less than 

 12 months old. 



CocKATEELS: Api'il 1 81 li and IDth— Two hen Cocka- 

 teels laid. On referring to my aviary record book, I And 

 that both these birds were hatched on April 10th, I DIG. So 

 that we know that hen Cockateels mature in 12 months. The 

 cock bird in one case was a veteran, and the ^^'j;''!;^ in his 

 nest were fertile. In the other case the cock bird was hatched 

 in 1910, and the eggs in his nest were infertile. 



Breeding of Hybrid Doaes : June li)th.-One ^.'^^ 

 hatched from a pair of Doves, the cock Ihrd, a hyljrid Turtle 

 cf and Barbary 9> '^^^ the hen a Barbary. These birds have 

 had several eggs this year, and in every case one only of the 

 two was filled. This last nest contains the first and only 

 young one hatched so far. 



Java Sparrows: June 12th — Two young Java Sparrows 

 The interesting thing about their parentage is that, whilst the 

 cock l)ird is a veteran White Java, the hen was a newly 

 purchased and a newly imported Grey Java, wlio w<Mit to 

 nest almost immediately. 



