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1 Pair Blue-winged Sugarbirds. 6 Siberian Goldfinches. 



1 ,, Hawfinches. 



1 „ White-headed Tits (Continental). 



1 pair Hoopoes and five young, also about one dozen small Foreig'n 

 Seed -eia tens. 



I have had four clutches of Blue -winged Sugarbirds' 

 eggs hatched out, but I am sorry to say in each instance 

 they died after the third or fourth day, owing to being unable 

 to get sufficient insect food. Having such a large number flying 

 together in a limited space, it is most difficult to supply 

 sufficient live food. To-day (July 28th) the first <?,gg of 

 their fifth clutch has been laid and I am hoping 'for better 

 luck. 



Book Notices and Reviews. 



Canaries, Hyp.kids, and British BntDS for Cage and 

 Aviary. Cassell and Co., in monthly parts, 7d. net. 



Part XVII 1: This, the concluding part of a most com- 

 prehensive and practical work contains a coloured frontispiece of 

 Green Canaries, figuring Yellow and Bufi" Yorkshire Greens, and 

 Yellow Norwich Green. The chapter on the " Family F ringilUdcc "' 

 is completed and there are othens on " Starling's, Crows, Larks,, 

 Woodpeckers, etc." and " The Diseases of Birds." ' Title page, 

 table of contents, and comprehensive indices are included. We 

 cordiallj' commend this work to all our readers who are interested 

 in Canaries, Hyl:>rids, and our indigenous ppecies. 



Editorial. 



Being the holiday month, these notes will be very light 

 this (issue : — 



Nesting Notes. 



Red-nated Lorikeets {Trichoglossus ruhrltorqiies): 

 Miss Drummond reports one or more of this species in the 

 nest log — this pair of birds came into her possession last year. 

 This species has been but once previously bred in captivity, 

 one young bird being reared at the Zoo in 1910. 



Gouldian Finches (Poephila gouldioe) : Several of our 

 members have met with success in breeding this species'. 

 The young bred by Dr. Scott, referred to in our last issue, 

 a,re already coming into colour and there are certainly two of 



