Editorial. 189 



l.oresting happenings in tiiu.so aviiii'ie;s, are tae hatching out of 

 a .brood of Silver -cared Mesias, wiiich unfortunately did not live 

 to leave the nest, and the nesting of Blue -winged Sivas, which 

 are now incubating a clutch of eggs, in an open cup-shaped 

 nest built in a rhododendron bush. Last season hybrid Parson 

 -j- Long-tailed Grasslinches were reared in these aviaries and 

 this season one of the young hybrids (cT) has mated up with a 

 Long -tailed (Jrassiinch, and a clutch of three eggs (dove- 

 coloured) are being incubated, it will be interesting to know 

 if the eggs are fertile. The Parson Finch is still faithful to 

 his Long -tail wife and six eggs (white) are in process of 

 incubation. i 



Many of our members have acquired rare Indian 

 species, fi'om the two important consignments which have, 

 recently been landed. Miss Clare and Mr. Bainbridge have 

 Black-chinned Yuhinas, the latter gentleman also purchased 

 Pigmy Woodpeckers, and Chestnut-bellied Nuthatches, but un- 

 fortunately both the Woodpeckers, and chestnut-bellied JSTut- 

 hatches only lived about three days. Yellow -backed Eed 

 Sunbirds passed into the possession of Messrs. E.J. Brook, A- 

 Ezra, P. Owen, and H. D. Astley, and other rarities went to 

 other Imembers and well known aviculturists, but we must 

 refer to these next month. 



On May 2Gth we had the pleasure of seeing' X>r. 

 Amsler's new aviaries, at Eton, which are very practical. We 

 noticed pairs of Blue -winged Sivas, Gold -fronted Fruitsuckers, 

 American Robins, the latter incubating — also newly arrived 

 pairs of Yellow -wing and Purple Sugarbirds, many varieties of 

 Grasslinches, etc., either building or incubating, but we hope 

 to describe the aviaries in a near issue; we also paid a flying! 

 visit to Mr. Temple, at Datchet, whom we were fortunate 

 enough to catch attending to the birds — he has many fine albino 

 and pied specimens of British species, but the aviaries were 

 only partially stocked for the season, and we shall refer to 

 our Visit again. 



The Editor regrets that owing to pressure u[)on his time 

 the usual notes and news cannot appear this month, and that 

 several reviews must be held over. 



