Conespondenre. 



■St. if lat.T. 1 



;v. 



[It woiiia Ik- of !,UMioi;il iiitiT.st. if lat.T. wlicti tlifv .•niii,' int.. a. lull 

 ilimmgo. Mr. Sli.)re Maily \v..iil<l .l.sciil..' Ill,' n.'st lin- aii.l adult plimiayes 

 tl.nth tlK'..iic;inalliyl.r;.lsan.i tlnir |n <.-<ii v. Ki..| 

 NESTING OF SHORT WINGED WEAVER \ll iiplnnilnrni^ hnirlnii,lrrn). 



Sir. I iuii t'Mclos- 

 iiii,' a i.h.>t<. of a Short- 

 \vi:ii;.il \Vi;aver's nest, 

 wlii.li. I think, may be 

 ..f intci-fst. As will be 

 s.H'u in the photo, the 

 bird stripped the leaves 

 .itf a tall raspberry cane 

 and wove the nest .)n 

 the extreme tip. 



'riie nest was 

 built liy tile male, but, 

 to my regret, he has not 

 succeeded in inducing 

 the hen to lay ; I am 

 lioping that another 

 season he may do so. 



W. SHORE BAILY. 

 Hoyer's House, 



\Vestl)ury, 

 Wilts.,' 

 Sept. ;?rd, 1913. 



NESTING RESULTS FOR SEASON 1913. 



Sir. Ill nsjioiis.' t.. y..ur r.Miuest I seu.l the toll. .wing : — 



One Bl.ri-. Motniaix {Tri-fni,,lnsH>,s nnnw ln)llanii;ae) x ( "ll.vTTKKix.i 

 LoKV (Li.rhi^ f/nn-Nlrs). 



One Oi;am. Fci K. tis (Ki-Ici'lax nnatiix) -o\\\\ the second time 

 reared in cai.tivity I 1 I'liew. 



Three \\(i\\ i^i. \( r -CiiKi'.Ks sitting week after week, m.>nth after 

 month indeeil. .\' - rrsiil/s up In timr! 



Some y<.uug Cr rTiii;.)ATs. wlii.'li really don't .-..nut f..r anything. 



("oci; ATiKi.s : Sevei'al nests destr.)ye.l bv White eare.l ('..iiur.' 

 (P;/rrluini Iriimli',). 

 St. Helen's Lodge. Hastings, (Mrs.) E. H, HARTLEY, 



October •2nd, 1913. 



