10)2 BditprUii. 



not writing as Editor, but as an ordinary member. 



In the next instalment 1 ^j^ropose to consider longevity 

 air.ong the various groups. 



{To be continued). 

 # 



Editorial. 



Nesting and Rearing of Young Cacatua galer- 

 ITA : This interesting event has occurred in the grounds of 

 Mr. H. Whitley, in South Devon. A pair of Sulpuhr-crested 

 Cockatoos were flying at liberty, but under complete control; 

 however we had better quote extracts from a most interesting 

 letter: 



" 'When 'breeding the Sulphur-crests are continually on their stands 

 " where the> arc fed, they merely nested in the tree. The young Cockatoo 

 " when fairly well feathered I look from the nest and placed in a box 

 "suspended on une of the old bird's stands It was thus fed and rearedi 

 " until it could ' do ' for itself, and was not allowed its liberty for many 

 " months, not until 1 thought it had Ijecomc sufficiently tame and tracl- 

 " able . . . they arc under complete control, as they can be caught 

 " when required on their standi, as easily as homing pigeons. At pres- 

 " ent I have the cock bird at liberty, the hen chained on her stand, and 

 " they arc getting more amorous every day." 



Thus tersely is told a most interesting episode, which 

 we hope our new member will describe fully in an article for 

 a near issue of "B.N." We consider we ought to award a 

 special medal in such a case, though this occurrence could not 

 be strictly accounted as " breeding; in captivity," and anyone 

 so succeeding (in captivity) would be entitled to a medal. 

 Nevertheless we consider that, not only should a -medal be a- 

 warded for this instance, but that the scope of the medal rules 

 should be so extended as to include any similar instance of 

 success in the future. 



Errata : i 



Page 72 line 21, "petrel-red" should read kestrel-red. 

 58 line 2 for "which" read and. 



67 line 17 delete "," after account. 



,, 67 line 20 delete "," after Germany. 



„ 68 line 16 for " Batchcherrygah " read Betchcherrygah 



„ Cy line 14 for " Nanodeg " read! Nanodes. 



