Editorial. 57 



January 10— Seven Hawfinches seen on Poplar tree 

 near house— ratlier unusual Nisitors to our town garden. 



B. 11. S. (Ipswicli). .^)/t>/'i;5. 



January 2'2 ^tarlini^- seen haiig-iny li oni a braneli of 

 an apph' tree. On captuiiii.^- it, it was found to have .some 

 thin .sti'ing wound seAei'al times round its body and the loose 

 end had become securely fastened to the branch. 



The bird had a peculiar malformation of the boak. 

 The up])er mamlible. whii h was „- j'nch !ong, was bent sharply 

 to the rig'ht alx)ut [ inch from the end. The 1ow(m- mandil)Ie 

 was greatly extended, measuring If inches in lenytli. The 

 bird was well nourished, which was the more curious as, from 

 the appearance of the bill it must have had great dilliculty 

 m feeding. B. H. S. (Ipswich). 5/2/' 13. 



Editorial. 



The Nesting Seasjn: From a private letter we glean 

 that our member Mr. W. A. Bainbridge, has a youn.g 

 Diamond Finch (Steganopleura guttata) on the wmg which left 

 the nest on January 21st; Diamond Doves ;/ro incubating and 

 in the indoor bird -room, Cuban and Fire Finches ai-e ready to 

 leave the nest, and Bicheno's Finches are incubating. 



in Dr. Gosse's aviarie, Cutthroats, Zebra Finches, ^Red- 

 lump Parrakeets, Madagascar Lovebiids, and Budgerigars, are 

 engaged in the duties of incubation. 



Breeding Medal Resulations: When the e regula- 

 tions were passed at the November Meeting oi the Council, it 

 was understood that at some suitable date ahead of the ne.\t 

 bu'eeding season, we should fully explain what was required, 

 to qualify for a medal. 



Before proceeding to do this, it would perha])'^, be 

 better to state the object that led to the adoption of this 

 scheme. It was threefold. 



I. It was to stinmlatc competi ion and rivalry ii 

 the breeding of all species of bii'ds under r.a!ural condition:;. 

 Mr. W. T. Page giving the first twelve medals to start the 

 scheme. 



II. To encourage the methodical taking of notes 

 and the publication of these periodically in the Club Joui-nal 



