From All Sources. 251) 



of exicniiiiiatioii. luil llu- 'I'wciilictli wouM in tlial i-cspoct. mai'k 

 a (icploral.lc cix.cli. 



Al Ihc cldsr or hi. l,';-tinv a miiiilici- oT vciy licaiitifui "ol()Ui'(;<l 

 picluivv (;f I'inis were ihn.wii upon the ^nvcii. 



\\\\ liavr iiiurli |.l 'aMiiv ill iv-ipoiuliii^' to ;i i(> |iirst lo Miililisli 

 llir alioxt and aNn Imp:' lliat it will aoc^oiniilisli .soiu'-tliiii.i; towards 

 alioHslini- lli • <lrt.'si;,h],. la-^iiioii of wearins- wild l)irds' p'liiiia-c. Kd.j 



rUMACiK SAl.KS. 



Tlu- followin,i;- ciiltiiii;- s])caks lor i .s;'lf. and coiKin 'ii; is 

 siip.'i'lliums. Ki). 



Pic'i'ruKsi.irK Fi;.\Tiii;i;s i\ the Londox IMatikmt. 



••Any one willi a. taslc for tiii- rcronditc in l)irds' jtluiua.^'c 

 c'onid havf jiifkcd u). a coinpivlinisivc a^sortmcnl al !iic Ortolior 

 fancy Iralhrr sah's al Ihc London ( 'uniuci'cial Sa:c h'ooni^, j.arlji'ulai's 

 of which have liccn scnl ih hy Mr. Jaaics lUi/klaud, of Ihc Hoya! 

 Coloiiia! lu.stitute. 



TIh' list of prices were as follows:— Ospreys, ll.OflOoz., frnm 

 i^o to nil OS. i)er ounce for sliort selected, and from Co 17s. Od. 

 to C7 lOs. for long; Birds of Paradise, dark plumes from £0 to 

 €11 -is. Gd., light plumes from 25s. to £9 17s. 6d. In all 320;} 

 bird.-; of paradise were sold. Crowned Pigeons' heads and Crests 

 from 2s. 3d. to 7s.; Parrots from 9^-d. to IJd. each; Kingfishers 

 2\d. ; 232 pairs of Macaw wing's realised from 7d. to Is. Id. per 

 pair; .Tapaiiese Long Tail Pheasants, 2s. Id.; Golden Pheasants Is. 

 10(1.. Rhea fc-athers 12s. 6d. per pound; Condor of the Andes 12s. 

 eacli: lied Ibis 7d. ; Emu .skins (of which 297 were sold), from 9s. 

 to 12s., white 'Crane wing quill feathers, IH.; Eagle wing quill 

 feathers U.\ Jays -Jd. each."— From the Standard, 28 10/'13. (Per 

 Rev. 0. H. Raynor). 



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Correspondence 



BREEDING RESULTS 1913. 



8iii, — You ask for results, and the following are Die doings of 

 my smali series of l)irds: — 



RKD-itUMT Pauijakekts [Psepliotus haefnatonoius) . Only two 

 have ijeen reared this season, three young cocks wei'e I'eare i to the 

 point of leaving the nest, but one died .shortly aftei'wards. 



CocKA'riEi,s {Calopsillacus novae -hcllandiae) . My Cocka'icls 

 liaxe had three nests, and seven young birds have been fully reared. 

 'I'lie broods were, three, three, and one respectively. 



Yazvaix FixcHK.'^ iTa"?nopij(,!a castanntls'). These have had 

 I wo nests, but the young have not left the last nest at present. 

 The lirst nest yielded four young birds, two cocks and two hens. 



WniTK Java Sparhows {Munia oryzivora, var. aiha). Only 

 one nesl and onlj' one chick hatched out, which has been fully I'cai'ed. 



