320 Pennani x HoscJIa Vnrral-rct Hi/JiricJs, rJc. 



almost despaired of any suoress with tliem. The hen had lieen 

 industriously buildin,^- and infuhating- two clutches of a^^s^H, of 

 four or five each, up to the end of July, hut all were infertile. 

 Then she laid again early in August, and greatly to my sur- 

 prise I found the other day that she had two young ones, 

 from a clutch of four eggs, the chicks being some eight or 

 ten days old; and I hope these wi'l be fully reared. F think 

 this pair must have been last year's birds, and probably im- 

 mature early in the season. I find Black-cheeks quite impos- 

 sible to identify at any time by their appearance or to sex. 

 They are extremely shy birds and rather uninteresting, but I 

 personally admire their wonderfully brilliant apple green bodies 

 with the curiously blended lilack to russet brown colouring of 

 their heads and cheeks, but I find they do not greatly appeal 

 to most people. 



I was particularly pleased to find these birds had 

 hatched out young, as it completes a quintuple success in breed- 

 ing from all my five pairs, if, as I think T may credit the 

 Pennant x Eosella Hybrids to both pairs of the joint establish- 

 ment. 



Subject to survivorship, I propose to continue next 

 year with the same stock as this, l)ut dividing the two Pen- 

 nant Eosella pairs, if I can only distinguish the respective 

 mates. 



Breeding of Green Cardinals. 



By Gerald E. Rattigan. 



I turned the Green Cardinals into a small out -door 

 aviary (10ft square), about the first of May, with a few 

 other birds, viz.: Pairs of Hawfinches, Goldfinches, Blue Gros- 

 beaks, Black -headed Siskins, and two pairs of Zebra Finches. 



The Cardinals started building operations almost at 

 once, a Hartz- travelling -cage hung against the wires of the 

 aviary — about eight feet from the ground — being the chosen 

 site. 



Both birds took part in the building operations, the 

 nest being completed in about a week. The outside of the 

 nest was constructed with fir twigs, and lined, first witli hay, 

 and then with moss, it was very compactly and strongly built. 



