208 Visits to Memhers Aviaries. 



have been successfully reared, the cocks of which are just 

 coming into colour — these four young birds are certainly the 

 finest I have seen, though not yet in adult plumage, they 

 are very tight and silken, and also strong and vigorous. 

 Though smaller, as photos indicate, the general arrangement 

 corresponds with that of No. 3. It contains the following 

 pairs and odd birds. 



St. iHelena Waxbill (cf). Cape Canaries. 



Indian Silverbills. Avadavats (2 pairs). 



Cordon Bleus. Euficauda Finches. 



Zebra Waxbills. • Spice Finches. 



Orange -cheek WaxbiUs. 



No. 1 Aviaky: This is really a room of the house, 

 with the window space filled in with a wire framing, but a 

 wire flight is now being fixed outside, for the better accom- 

 modation of its occupants. These consist of Lovebirds, Eudger- 

 rigars, Cardinals, various Weavers, including the rare Red- 

 headed {Q. erythrocephalus), and others. This aviary should 

 give good results another season, now it has an outer flight, as 

 the sheltered portion gives excellent nesting accommodation, 

 especially for Parrakeets, and being very lofty supplies excel- 

 lent night quarters for such species. 



Those who have read Capt. Eeeve's letter in our last 

 issue, will share with him the wonder (as I did after seeing), 

 after reading the above description, that breeding results have 

 not been better — as it is one can only put it down to one 

 of the inexplicable vagaries of aviary life perversity. 



In next issue I purpose describing the aviaries and birds 

 of Mr. W. R. Temple, Dr. M. Amsler, Mr. L. G. Choiz^.a Money. 

 To be Continued. 



Nesting of the Dickcissel (Black-throated 

 Bunting) 



(S'piza aniericcma). 

 By W. E. Tksciiemakbk, B.A. 

 An Editorial note appended to the description of this 

 species in my edition of Wilson's " American Ornithology," 

 runs as follows: 



" America has no birds perfectly typical with the Emherizae 

 of Eui-ope; the group appears to assume two forms, under raodifl- 



