Ediforial. 20') 



"I fouiui vt'i-y little of intcivst \\1i(Mi T prof liack. Tho 

 '•Mclliii Fiticli,-s kill. Ml all (lie youiii,^ Vdlow -iuin|:(vl Maiinikiiis. 

 "I i'oiiiK", lour .vouii.ir liiaiiioud S| ari'ow-s jusl vo:\\\ lo il>-, fully 

 ■• foallKM'oil, liut (lead, anil the old liiriU sitting again. One 

 "young liylifid P.il) Finch \ Bi'oiizc-wiiii,'- Nfannikin was on the 

 "wing, as wcM'i' also ano'hei' hrood oT Afagpi ' Maniiikins. I 

 "also found two Inorc young 'iviainond Dov.'s and ono \'i()lot 

 " Dove flying strongly. Me]l)as have built again, and there arc 

 "more young T^ib Finehes. There are nests and eggs of all the 

 "Masked, Long-tail,- and Ruf(Mis-fail Grassflnches, but no young 

 "ones. Young Budgerigars and Corkateels in plenty. I hope 

 "there is still time foi' tlu^ (irassfinclies to rear." 



OBiTfAKY: AA'e regrrt to have to record that oui- mem- 

 ber Uv Albert Su'elillV has 'o t I'i:; I'a'her, Aldernian.T. Sutclin'e, 

 with painful suddenness, from heart failure, on August 7th. 

 We tender to Mr. FutclifTe and the family our deepest sympathy 

 in their sad and sudden bereavement. 



"Erkata: The ])Iate oT Hemprich's Gull, opposite page 

 170 in June issue of "R.X.." is printed vipside down. With 

 next issue a loose plate will be included to replace same. 

 Page 195. line 0, for phnnenieop^cra read phoenicoptera. 



Pago 226, line 14, for "June 20," read June 16. 



The Hon. Editor regrets that pressure upon his time 

 an«l the late arrival of copy, have made it impossible to include 

 the usual notes, or to give the proofs the attention they 

 should receive and members' indulgence is craved accordingly — 

 the a1x)vc is also the reason of the late appearance of this 

 issue. 



liEci-iNT Atmjivai.s: ])i-. Hoj-kin-^on has recently returned 

 from S. Africa, with a few Quail Finches, Napoleon Weavers, 

 and a ti-ue I'^air of Texto)' or Bufl'alo AA'eaver, oi- Oxbii'd (Tr.rfor 

 srncgdlensiH) . Afost have been already distributed among 

 members with garden aviaries, so that the Idids miglit have 

 opitorlunity to reproduce their kind in captivity. 



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