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LAPLAND BUNTING. 



BEARDED TITS. 



Sir, — In the March number of Bird Notes you have an 

 article on Bearded Tits by the Rev. C. D. Farrar, and all he 

 says I can endorse, as I have had a pair that I got more than 

 twelve months ago. I have watched them very closely, as 

 they are in an aviary with Goldfinches, Linnets, &c. I do not 

 give them very much insect food — about twice a week — and 

 very few mealworms. The seed that they have is canary, 

 German rape, hemp, and teasle. They are the picture of 

 health ; they seem now to be making an effort to do some 

 building, and they do not molest any of the other birds. 



The aviary they are in is 8 ft. by 3 ft. 6 in. and 8 ft. high, and 

 has a stream of water running through. They are very fond 

 of a bit of fat ham or bacon, and are very active. They are as 

 little trouble as any bird I have. The seed is given in separate 

 hoppers, and they will get inside and scratch like a hen. 



W. H. Foster. 



THE PURPLE-C.-^PPED LORY. 



vSiR, — I do not understand Captain Smithwick's query as to 

 the cause of the death of his Lorv to refer to the fact of its 

 dying in its sleep, as Dr. Creswell seems to understand it, but 



