220 Early Episoctcs of 1913. 



havo only incubated one, and then only for about four days. 

 Only one proper nest was con^truoted, hay. and fwigs were 

 gathered together in a hollow, the novt was quite nicely formed 

 and a good quantity of material used. Both sexes shared the 

 duties of incubation. 



Violet Dovfs (Lrpfopffa jama'>'c^nfis) . These duly 

 nested and young squabs were hatched out, but both parents 

 would brood the young together and the young birds eventually 

 crawled over the sides of the nest and were picked up dead. 

 They then started nesting again and one day the hen landed 

 right on the top of a Zebra Finch's nest— the hen Zebra Finch 

 and her eggs came out through the bot*^om of the nest and the 

 Violet Dove remained on the top, apparently well satisfied, for, 

 after adding to and re -arranging the nest, a clutch of eggs was 

 duly deposited and incubation duties are now steadily going 

 forward. 



Diamond Doves [Geopelia cinra^a). This charming 

 and minute species has done fairly well, two nice young 

 birds are on the wing, and the parent birds are incubating 

 another clutch of eggs. 



Australian Crested Ptoeoxs (Ocyphaps Iophof.es). 

 Another beautiful species, which have just laid with 

 me for the first time, and I hope young birds will follow in 

 due course. 



Bar-sholtldered Doves (Geopelia hnmeraJis). These 

 have constructed a nest, but at present have not laid. 



Masked or Cape Doves (^Eva capensis) . These are 

 now in beautiful condition, and look like nesting. They had 

 two clutches of eggs in 1912, but. nothing was hatched out. 



Scaly Dove {ScarrJafeUa squamosa). These, though 

 in good condition, have made no attempt to nest so far. 



T can only hope that the above notes may prove as 

 interesting in the reading as the happenings have proved to 

 me in the course of observing them. 



My Aviaries and Birds. 



By W. a. Bainbridge. 

 Our Editor has asked me to write an account of my 

 aviaries and birds, and although I am only a beginner T have 

 promised to do so. 



