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Budgerigars.— laid and ip.cubaled, but the Quaker Parrakocis des- 

 troyed the eggs. 



Red-bilietl ^\'eaverb. -Have buih many nests, but not produced any 

 eggs- 



C. F. Crow (Grimsby). 



Have fully reared young : 

 Cutthroats, Saffron Finches and Canaries. 



Believed to be incubaling : 

 Java Sparrows, Spice and Firehnches, and Combasous. 



Had eggs : 

 Red-headed Finches. 



Nesting : 

 Ruficauda Finches. 



Mrs Chatterton (Crouch End). 



St Helena Seedeatcr X Canary. Paired at once, when put together 

 in an ordinary breeding cage, and a clutch of eggs was quickly produced^ 

 which were incubated fourteen days, when all (3) hatched out and are 

 now lull) rearsd, being fine, handsome, strong young birds. 



Dr. Lo\ell-Keays (East Hoathley). 



Latest results are us follows : 

 2. Grey-winged Ouzels on the wing. \ 



2. African White-eyes on the wing. [ N^ot lesults of the season but 



3. Zebra Finches on the wing, f recent happenings 

 Several Napoleon Weavers on the wing./ 



Black Tanagers left the nest but were drowned. 



Correspondence. 



REARING OF A ROSEFl.XCH AND GREENFINCH HYBRID. 

 Sir,— I claim to have bred what, 1 believe, may be a new 

 hybrid viz. : between, a Sibcriart Rosefinch {Carpodacus crithrinus), and a 

 G reenlinch {Ligiiriiiun chloric). I do not know whether (if it is new) 

 the evidence will be held sufficiently satisfactory to qualify tor a medal, 

 as I can only rely upon the appearance of the young bird, I have no 

 doubt myself as to its parentage, but never saw any male bird taking any 

 interest whatever in the hen Greenfinch, at the time it was laying and in- 

 cubating its eggs. There are several unattached males in my small aviary, 

 va- Linnet, Redpoll, Chaffinch, and a Bloodstained Finch. This last bird 

 is of a iuost ardent temperament, a:i:l has sent a hen Canary three times 

 to nest this season — so far without result. You may remember I did get 

 a young one of this cross a year or two ago, and exhibited it in London. 

 Now the Greenfinch iuis gone to nest again, and there is little doubt 

 that this tunc it is paired with the Bloodstained Finch. I feel :hat the 

 young bird in question must stand or fall by its appearance ; and as I 



