Brrcdlmi of the Crrj/ Wa.rhiJJ. 'iS.") 



\vh\v\i is tliii'toon (lays al'l(M- Icaviti,!,- the ik'^I, and \\rrr tluMi 

 (akin.i;- \vlii!c inilict. 



Tht^ luiviit liinls always had aooo-s to llic usual s.mmIs, 

 and \VvM-(> sciMi to l'<-(>d the youui;- on nicalwoniis, spidiu's, half- 

 ri|n- llowiu'in,!;- -I'ass anil dork seeds; ants" cl'-s (alive and 

 lu'esei'vcd). \vev,> also thei'e (lniuii,ii- tlie whole peiuod they 

 wry • reaiin.i;- tlie young. 



Xc. ;]/).<(; pUnnagc: The youn.i; on h'avini;- the nest 

 \iTe ix- foMows: Ivreast and abdomen lii^id ,i;-i'ey, wiii!^> and 

 I.aek liu-'it li:-o-\-n-,-i-rcy, tail brown with some black idi feathors 

 in it, b.'ik b'aek. throat lii;-ld grey with two darkish lines, 

 hke an inveiMed v 'ihns A^ f'-'Un the ba^e of the heak descending 

 a shoi-t distance. 



Editorial, 



Nrstix(!: Few avieulfuidsts will have i^rodteil to any 

 ap]-)rociable extent from thi^ fine Aveathor of the past few 

 weeks, as mo^t oT the birds either having just moulted or 

 being in thc-monlt (the moult has l)een early this year), are 

 mostly not on nestin;.; intent. 



RiOD-f'RESTKT) f'AKiMXAr.s (Pamarla riirNlJala) . Our 

 membe.' Mr. B. Hamilton Seott seems to ho very fortunate 

 with this species, most seasons, a few are reared in his aviary, 

 the past soMso!! hn< b(>en no eve;>pt1on, for, on August 7th, there 

 Avere tlir(M- line luU grown young ones, praetieally fending' 

 for tlnmisclves. 



<.Vh:-k.\teels: Mr. H. H. Scott's old pair of Cnckateel.s 

 have again proved pro'ific, having fu'ly reaicfl thirteen young 

 l-.ii'ds from three nests, broods of four, live and four respect - 

 iv(d>. and have gone to nest again. 



Grkv Waxbill (Es'rUila cvicrca). Mr. Bainbridge 

 has two young of this species on the wing fending for thenV- 

 sehcs foi- details see page 283. We know of no nrcAious 

 i-ecoi'ti of this, fi'cely imp-:)rte 1 species, having been Iired in 

 c;reat Ibilain. If any menibcu- knows of such will they kindly 

 send in deiails at oiu'c? Mr. Bainbridge also has one young 

 ('0;.')dian Finch, and 7)iamond Doves on the wing. 



biM:,)i, \ii;i) P \i:i; AKKETS: Miss M. E. Baker has had 

 one young bird of this species reared to fend for itsell', unfor- 



