Editorial. 207 



"say I have personally no doubt whatever as to its parentage. This 

 ovidencc may not be sufficient, however ; and I shall be very glad if 

 you will tell me quite plainly what you think. I rany say I have shown 

 the young bird to two experienced fanciers (one of whom is m\' fellow- 

 membei Mr. SykesJ and they agree with my view. The general appear- 

 ance and contour of the bird much resemble the Siberian Roselinih, the 

 shape of head and beak being identical. 



W. R. TOMLINSo.X. 

 Inveresk, 2i-7-'i6. 



[One object, the main object of the medals is to secure fully de- 

 tailed accounts of respective successes. Our member should send in a 

 ■detailed description of the young bird, and all the details he can concern- 

 ing its rearing, as well as naming the other occupants of the aviary. It 

 will then lie with the " Awards Committee " to decide whether a medal can 

 be granted.— Ed.]. 



SUCCES.SFUL HREEniNG OF JACKSON'S \VHYi:)AH AND A HYBRID 



SPARROW. 



Sir, — It will probably be of some interest to members, that I have 

 a brood of Jackson's Whydahs {Drc punuplcctcs jacksoni) quite independ- 

 ent of their parents. Also a young hybrid Sparrow, Passer domcstica X 

 P. aicuata. I liave also a brood of Bj.irded Tits. I will supply notes 

 of these episodes for our next issue. 



Wcbtbury, 3i-7-'i6. WM. SHORE-BAILY 



NESTING OF LORIKEETS, B.H. CONURES AND YELLOW GROSBEAKS 



Sir,— I have three young Black-headed Conures {Conurus nenday) in 



the nest, also a pair of Yellow Grosbeaks (Phetiiicus rhrysogaster) have 



a couple of young in thef nest. The Cranes have their annual brood, and 



the Rcd-naped Lorikeets (Tric/ioglossus rtibriforqiies) continue to increase. 



Ecclefechan, i--2i-7-'i9i6. E. J. BROOK. 



[Thus tersely (tiie extracts were made from ordinary correspondence, 



not penned for publication) Mr. Br. Brook alludes to several most interesting!, 



episodes • it would be of general interest if he wouhl kindly send in a 



detailerl account of same for next issue of "B.N." Ed). 



NESTINC; NOTES (JF illE SEASON. 

 Sir, Some of the nesting episodes mentioned in my former notes 

 have not materialised, but many species are still attempting to reproduce 

 their kind. i)n my rciurn from) a brief holitlay down S^uth I found one 

 young Pope Cardinal fully reared and quite strong on the wing; also a 

 young Virginian Cardinal in the nest. A brood of young Cuban Finches' 

 were also flying about. Two more young Geoffrey's Doves arc 

 just ready to lly. Jwo lnorc young Masked (Cape) Doves are in tiie 

 ncsi. Ihc- following species arc all feeding young in the nest : Long- 

 tail Grassfinchcs, Diamond Sparrows and Malabar Mynahs. .'\nothcr brood 

 ot Beardc-d Reedlings have been hatchet! out, but not reared. The lirst 



