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hope they will be largely taken up. We have had a number 

 made in solid silver, picked out in blue and white enamel, 

 which look really well, and have met with g-eneral approval. 

 These arc obtainal)le from the Hon. Editor at ;>s. (;d. each 

 (see " Notices to Members " in Inset). 



Gold-fronted Green Bulruls (T'. aurljrons). Our 

 esteemed member, Dr. M. Amsler, has a j)aii' of this popular 

 species busily engaged incubating a clutch of two eggs, which 

 we certainly liojie will be duly hatched and the young reared 

 to maturity. 



Rose-p.i;eastkd G'kosbeak {Hcthimclcs Indovicinnus) . 

 Our esteemed member, Mr. IT. D. Astley, kindly sends the 

 following note concerning tliis species, which I think have not 

 previously Ix'en reared in captivity — if any member knows 

 of such a record Avill they kindly infoi'm me at once. 



T liavo a yoini.i!- 1)ird of tins siK'oics. I believe they have not 

 "been bre 1 b 'fore in Engl.ind. Tliere were two young, 'but 

 " (II' ■ died— this one is still in tlie nest but feathering well. 

 " Tlic oiri liirds, most foolishly made no proper nest, but the hen 

 " laid fiini or five egg's in a canary ne.st-hox with ]>erforated 

 " zinc ba.se, and all the eggs bnt two wei'e l)r(dven, si) I pui; 

 " in pari, of a blackbird's nest, which slie tni)k to all right. The- 

 " male bii-d assisted in tli.e <Iutii's of iiicu1>ati(.in and l)rooding the 

 " young. Tli.0 eggs were about tlie size of a Hawfnich's -pale 

 "blu!- with, uinl)('r spots, and a thick l)elt of the same colour at 

 " the stoutc]- end. Veiy jirctty eggs. The male bird is most 

 " lovely, with las black and wliite ]ilumage and the brilliant 

 " carmine running <lown tlie centre of the breast — he has a very 

 " mn-ical song. Th.ey arc confiding, quiet, and inoffensive." 



If the young bird is fully reared Mr. Astley will bo 

 entitled to the cluli medal on sending in a detailed account 

 of his success. 



Erratum : Page ISO, line 12 fi'om bottom -" Epimar- 

 chus meijeri " should read Parofia Jaivesi. 



Page 180, line 4 from bottom — " LophoriJina " should 

 read Lophorlmia. 



Page 182, lino 1 " D. alJ>ri'fisi" should read 7). r.ervini- 

 ca 11(1(1. 



Page 182, line 21 " Barnddius " should read Barnardius. 



DiUCA Finches : Our esteemed member. Miss R. Alder- 

 sou, informs us, that she bred this species in I'.lOl, and 

 though the young did not reach maturity it was fending for it- 



