I'/.s-Z/.v Id Mcnihcr,s' Aviaries-. 3vi5 



1 I'liii' ( alilnriii.ni (,)ii;iil ^ L,.'i.'h<.rl ji.v nili/nr/tini). 



•2 ,, (iouMiail iMIlclirs J',,rj>li:i,i ,;<ri(l(l:„r). 



1 ,, Diaiuoiid Kiiichcs {StefjatioplcKra (/iillatu). 



2 ,, !SilvL'rl)ill.s i Aldcnio.si/ne canlans). 



\ ,, Bi-oiiZL' Maiiiiikiiis [ISpermesteH cucniln'a). 



2 ,. Tri-colour Mannikins (Munia malaccn). 

 1 „ Bengalese (Uroloncha domestica) . 



1 ,, Cuba Finches (Plionipara canora). 

 1 ,, Jacarini Finches (Volatinia jacarini). 



3 ,. Zebra Finches (Taeniopi/gia castanotis). 



1 ,, Paiadisc Whydahs (Slecfanura paradi&en). 



1 ,, Grey Singingfinches (Serinus leucopi/gius). 



1 ,. Grey Waxbills (Estrilda cinerea). 



1 ,, Gold-breasted Waxb'lls (Sporaeglnlhns siihflacu.s). 



1 ,, Orange -cheeked Waxbills (S. meliiodi(s). 



1 o" Firefinch {Lagonosticia minima). 



1 9 Pink-browed Rosefinch (Vropasscr rhodochrciis). 



3 Scaly -headed Finches (Sporopipes squamifrons). 



The following- young- bird.s have been fully reared thl; 

 season : — 



5 Jacarini Finchos. 2 Grey Waxbills. 



;■) Diamond Finches. 2 Bronze Mannikins. 



G Silvcrbills. 3 Cutthroats. 



1 Ruficauda Finch. 



Hatched but not reared : — 

 Di.imond Finches \^ broods). Grey Singingfinches. 



Jacarini Finches (2 b-oods). Zebra Finches, 



Grey AVaxbills (2 broods). Ruficauda Pinches. 



Had clutches of eggs but nothing hatched out : — 

 Cordon Bleus. Zebra Finches. 



Cuba Finches. Ruacauda Finches. 



Diamond Eove. 



Tricolour Mannikin x Bengalese. 

 Hey's Parti'idge X Californian Quail. 



T was alile to examine ra'dny nests and to note not only 

 the varying position of sites chosen by the different species, 

 but also the same as to an individual pair of birds, e.g., Jac- 

 arini Finches, one pair of which have nested five or six times 

 this season, and at the time of my visit were feeding young 

 in a nest amid the long grass on the ground; on a former visit 



1 saw a beautifully constructed nest in a privet bush about 



2 feet from the ground. I 'also saw the huge heap of hay, etc 

 (described by Mr. Bainbridge in September issue) which 

 formed the domicile in which the Grey Waxbills were roared, 

 while as we sat in front of Aviary "A" there came to our 



