3(^0 



Correis'pondence. 



BuDrncRiG'Aus {MelopsUtacus undulatus). These liave all dono 

 well, )»ot]t Ihc Green and Yellow varieties. The birds from uliidi 

 I have had no results are: Three-coloured Mannikins (Mv)ihi niaJri'-rn, 

 Grey Singing-finches (Serinus leucopygMs), not a true pair I Ihink 

 Rosella Tarrakeets (Plafi/cerms eximms). 



(Mrs.) W. H. READ. 

 NEST OF SHORT- WINGED WEAVER {Il!iph,u,t,n-ui. hmrhnptrra). 



Sri;. — Enclosed is an- 

 other photo of the nest of 

 the Short-winged Weaver. 

 Tt is a better photo than the 

 one fignred in last issue, and 

 is placed in a different situa- 

 tion, which has to some ex- 

 tent modified the shape: this 

 time ihe site chosen was the 

 fork of a Spruce Fir. I am 

 afraid it is too late to breed 

 them this season, but. quite 

 expect to do so ?iext. I have 

 just acquired four other 

 species of Weavers, viz. : 

 {Fl/rninehuia melanocephala)^ 

 The TJIacklieaded Weaver ; 

 {Pi/riiiiiehiiia ii})>isfiuiicn) the 

 Abyssinian Weaver ; {Pi/ro- 

 .mhtiia taha) the Taha Wea- 

 wv ■ {Sihi.jni iii(tt<(l:i) the 

 S|)()tted Weaver. 



The breeding season 

 ;M>i)e;irs to be nearly over 



ith 



W. SHORE BATLY. 



Sept. 2tith, 19i:5 



RE BREEDING OF GREY WAXBILLS. 



S IK, —Being interested in Mr. Bainbrige's article re above 

 in last issue of "Bird Notes," I should like to add that in 1912 

 a pair liuilt foui' nf^sts during the season, July to Septombei', and 

 on each. OL-ivision laid three sm.all white eggs and brooded f.u' a few 

 days only and then forsook them. Unfortunately I lost the hen on 

 Septenilx'i- 7tli, fill 2, and the male at the end of December, so :ny 

 cliances ended and I have not since replaced the species. I found 

 them very sliy in their movements when building, but inanaL;c(l to 

 obsci'vc that the male cut oil gi-een c-rasses and cairicd tlicm to 



