Breeding of Grecji Cardinals. 323 



Other Nesting Eesults: I have reared young of the 

 followmg species, all of which are still alive and doing well: 

 2 Diamond Doves. 10 to 12 Zebra Finches. 



2 Red-billed Weavers 2 Grey-headed and Cape Sparrows. 



4 Saffron Finches. () Budgerigars. 



Red-billed Weavers: These bred in a crowded aviary— 

 this, I think, is a rather unusual occurrence. [Quite so, a de- 

 tailed ac'count would be of general interest. — Ed.] 



Zebra Finches: These commenced breeding quite late 

 in the season, but once they made up their minds to set up 

 housekeeping, went at it with a will— result, 10 to 12 young- 

 sters fully reared. 



Saffron Finche^. : The iour young fully reared were from 

 three different nests, most of the youngsters were killed by a 

 Shama on leaving the nest. 



Budgerigars: These did very badly with me this year 

 and I also lost a great many through fighting. 



The alx)ve, with the exception of a few Canaries, is 

 my total for 1911. 



By the "vvay, it may be of interest to mention that one 

 Canary has young in the nest, at time of writing (October 7), 

 with every appearance of being successfully reared, though she 

 is now in full moult, and " cuts a very sorry figure." 



Book Notices and Reviews. 



The Bieds op the British Islands. By Chas. Stonham, 

 C.M.G., F.R.C.S., F.Z.S.. with illustrations by L. M. Medland, 

 F.Z.S. Parts XVIll, XIX, and XX.— Buy. Quarto.— Grant Richards, 

 Limited. 



With these three parts the publication of this modern ornitholo- 

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 in view 01 our opinion of the foregoing instalments — that the subscri- 

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 possessing the best written, the best illustrated, and generally the best 

 " got up " text book on its subject that will be issued for many years, 

 to come. 



As an instance of its completeness one only has to say that 

 both the Scientific and the English indices are arranged on the fullest 

 "cross" principle; that the Glossary of Synonyms and Local Names 

 occupies no fewer than fifty pag^es of double columns; and that 

 them is an appended Bibliography of about 300 books under the name 



