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already been told: in all they nested three times. On the last 

 occasion the nest was constructed in an old wooden travelling 

 cage. Three young birds left the nest, but only one was fully 

 reared. I have noticed with insect-eating birds that the first 

 to leave the nest is the strongest, and usually gets nearly all 

 the food, the others dying from neglect. 



Sulphury Seed-eaters nested twice, fully rearing one 

 young one on each occasion. 



Phot.i W. Shore Baily, 

 Black Seedfincli Entering Nest. 



Saffron Finches and Yellow Sparrows also had two 

 nests each, fully rearing three young birds at their last at- 

 tinij^'ls, which took p1;i(e in October. 



Full details of tlie rearing of the other small birds 

 have already a])pearcd in our Journal. 



My Aviary and Gouldian Finches. 



Hv Bkrnard Thomassett. 



A liitlc later I got a be;iutiful Red-hcad-cd cock, which 

 did well from llu- lirst. .\'o signs of nesting were noted but, 



