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months), and are fascinating? creatnies to watch. Great Tits I ca^^ separ- 

 atelj- and even a i)air of this species will not sleep together, but, occupy 

 opposite corners of the cage. I have six Red-headed Lovebirds, all but one 

 very fit, T hoi)e to induce them to nest this coming season. 



Our garden is visited by a goodly number of birds. Tits in variety 

 Greenfinches, Yellow Bunting, Linnet, Hedge Sparrows, Chaffinches, Black- 

 birds. Thrushes, Robins, Starlings, and last winter, during the short period 

 snow was on the (iround, we saw a i)air of Redwings. 



Perhaps the following notes re my sister's birds will also be of interest ; 



Yellow Hammers : The.se were kept in an open wire cajje with 

 several other bii'ds ; they lined a bass nest with moss, hair, etc., and laid four 

 eggs, one shell-less and another got broken, no attempt at incubation was 

 made, so the remaining two eggs were put under a canary, both hatched out 

 — one fledgeling lived for five days and tht other only three. 



Madagascar Weavers : In a cage with several other birds, nested- 

 result two eggs, with two days between each ; they were disturbed by the 

 other birds and the eggs were broken. Two weeks later they nested again, 

 laying two eggs, Avith a similar period betweent the first and last ; thig clutch 

 wasputunde' a Java Sparrow, but the chicks died in shell. The t)irds 

 became quarrelsome and were removed to a box-cage, two feet long ; again 

 they nested and laid a clutch of two eggs, with one day only between the 

 first and last- both these eggs were infertile. 



(Miss) ALFREDA B. SMYTH. 

 Catford, S.E. 



NESTING RESULTS, 1912, 



Sir,— A.S promised, 1 mmuI you the following tables of j-esults 

 in these aviai-ies during a most unpromising: season from the weather 

 point of view. ■ ' 



YOUNG BIRDS FULLY REARED. 

 18 Diamond Doves (Geopelia cuneata), from 3 pairs, 



13 Black -cheeked Lovebirds (Agapornis nigngenis), 'from 2 pairs. 

 6 Rosella Parrakeets (Platycercm eximus), from 2 pairs. 



b Cockateels (Calopsittacus novce-ltollandice) . 

 10 Calirornian Quail {Lophoriyx calijornicus) . 



14 Californiau -|- Squamata Quail (L. calif ornicus -\~ CalUpepla 



squamafa) . 

 4 Brush Bronze-wing Pigeons (Phaps elegans). 



2 Bronze-wing Pigeons (Phaps chalcoptera) . 



1 Violet Dove (L&ptoptila jamaicensis) . 



4 Bicheno's Finches (Sfictopidra bichenovi). 

 4 Gouldian Finches (Poephila gouldicp) . 



3 Coi'don Bleus (Esinlda phoenicotis) . 

 3 Cuba Finches (Phonipara canora). 



2 Olive Finches (Phonipara letpida) . 



1 Zelwa Finch (Tmicopygia castanotis) . 

 40 Budgei'igars (Melo-ysittaciis undulatus) , 



