Frcclji lni\ifirlrtl Species. ;}17 



(la\ats, wlio (' (IcIiciC ((Tom's aiid iiio-t ,i;ra e ul iiio\(')iicii s 1 

 iu'\cr tifi' (if watcliiii.L;-. 



I^iit wlial ikmmI (h lurllnT words o.i so Fascinal iii,^- a 

 sulijei-l as an oul -dooi- a\iai'\ y The l.u." ioscr o, birds will 

 leani more ol' his ra\-oiiril('s hy tlius watch ll,^• iiicni in lli-ij' 

 ahnost natural cuNiionincnl, than iiv cndic s r a ii/i^^ oi liooks 

 or li\ kcepiny spccinirns conlin.'il in cii^cs in a sud'y at- 

 mosphei'c indooi's. The innia'.cs Oi a sj^acous a^■ial■v s'cni to 

 iiK' to appiH'ciai'' 111.' '\nic (Ic r/rrc almool, ii' not quiti', a:> 

 keenly as theii' kin>iiien that have iievi'r kii:)wu ci[)tiVity. 



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Freely Imported Species. 



Uv \\. A. BAixiijaiMjK. 



PuoLocrE: In eon \ersatiou with oar Editor a sliori 

 time ago, ii was mi-ntionel, that when 1 rirst liegan to 

 kee]. I);rds, eacli new (to me) speeies was a souree 

 ol woi'ry to me-wa-^ it delieate.'' would ii breetl? was it 

 I'Ugnaeiou .? how many pa.rs ejal I o.ie keep [n an aviary? 

 TliCoO and similai' queotions are the won-y ox a lieginner's 

 iiie, and even oi a more experieneed avieulturist when buyiny 

 some speeles new to him. 



^^'e talked oi many aspects: most people like to know 

 the incubation period, age oi young when t.iey leave the nest, 

 and, what special ioods they rc^u.re when i'ee ling young, etc. 



My suggestion was that various members should widle 

 article.;, on different species: giving as much detail as ])ossii)le, 

 and that other members should give their experiencco with the 

 same species, so as to till any gapj there might be in the lirst 

 ai'tielcor ii neeej;5ary, corieet any erro.'s wnich may have aii en. 



A.s it is obvious that someone must begin the series 

 — (rather re-start — Ed.)— I am sending an articlaon the Fit(>- 

 finc!i, and although my knowledge of this species extends for ivui 

 little over a year, 1 have watched it pretty thoroughly and 

 others can, and will, I hope, add to or contradict what I havo' 

 written and make it complete.— [When widting alsout v^'ry 

 familiar species, w^e are apt to forget that, in a gi-owing cult, 

 the tyre is always with us, and are not as detailedas we should 

 be we trust many will r.'spond to IVIr. Bainbridge's suggestion 

 and the remit is sure to 1k' nuilual gain and interest.- Ed.] 



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