290 Correspondence. 



jiullaria), mid as they have picked out their mates and are properly 

 paired up I am hoping they may nest soon. 



My Marsh Birds, both the Crimson- and Yellow-bi-easted, have now 

 settled down nicely, but they were very wild on arrival. 



(Miss, A L FREDA B. SMYTH. 

 Catford, S.E. Aug. 2G, I'JIB. 



AVIARY NOTES, 1913. 



Sir. — I have had a l»ad Ineeding season, and all 1 can report is Ijriefly 

 as follows : — 



SrsKiN Hybkio : A Hooded Siskin {Chri/miinilrin citcullatas) x Canary 

 hybrid is now about eight weeks old, and shows its i)arentage very clearly, 

 but has no red about it up to the present. Perhaps it is only a hen bird. 



Hooded Siskins \Chrysomitris ciicuUatm). A pair of this species 

 nested in my new aviary, which you so Jiindly planned for me. The hen is 

 incubating two eggs which are due to hatch on Septemlier 2nd. 



I have had two nests of Zebra Finches and plenty of Budgerigars. 



Bi.ACK-cilEKKKl) LoVKHlRDS {A</aj)onil.H //i,jriije/iis) are on eggs, as 

 also are (Jouldian Finches and Red Avadavats. 



Long-tailed Grasstinches, Cordon Bleus, Green Avadavats, and Dia- 

 mond Finches have all built, but no signs of eggs as yet. 



Rked BtlNTiN^r.s {Emherizii sclKeniclan), A pair of this species nested, 

 laid and hatched out four eggs, but failed to rear. 



A Himalayan Goldfinch { i ) mated with an English Goldfinch, have 

 built a very pretty nest, but there are no eggs up to the present. 



A Green Singingfinch (Serinun }r*frui<) mated with a Grey Singing- 

 finch (S. leufopi/ghis), and the Grey ( ? ) built a diminutive nest and laid a 

 clutch of three eggs, but deserted them. 



This is all 1 have to report at present. 

 St. John's Vicarage, HoUington. (Rev.) JOHN M. PATERSON. 



August 2?.rd, 1913. 



LATEST RESULTS. 



Sir,— In response to your enquiries my latest results are as follow: — 



Black-cheeked Lovebirds {Ayaponiis iilyrigenis) have had one 

 or two nests, as usual, and in accordance with precedent (in my aviary), 

 there has been no result. 



White Java Sparrows {Munia orz/z/runt, vav. (dlxi). 'Jliese laid 

 six eggs and sat for three weeks, when I cleared them all out and found, 

 on blowing them, all to be infertile. [Probably your birds are two hens. 

 -Ed.] 



Cuba Finches (Pho/i/jxini canom). One pair at least have young in 

 the nest. 



Zebra Finches (Taenioiiiinia ni.'<l(uiiiti.<). This species have reared 

 two bi-oods. 



Cutthroats lAmadhtaf' ■ -idld). These have young in the nesl. 



Pei.zeen's Sakeron Finches (,S//c(ills pchclid). have t u-ee or four 

 young in the nest barrel, "i'hey have already reared four strapping young- 

 sters, which I shall have to part with, but sex cannot be distinguished at 

 present, at least I think not. They were reared on ants' eggs, supplied three 



