CorrrspoiiiJrnre. 375 



aviary all the wiiilci', luit llicy will l>i' vciy suwj: in tli(^ shfltor. It 

 is a fjival i>ity tliai iinw tl:c .lays aiv cdI.I.'I- ami sliortcr most ol' tliQ. 

 birds seem to be vc;y kiTii mi lln- liaiMinu di' iic-^ts nf cnui'se lii^'ir 

 propier nesting sca-oii, ami one caiin it alter ii. 



(Miss) LYDIA CLVKl!]. 

 Wiml.ledon. S.W. 



Oetoliei' ;!1. lOl.'S. 

 NESTING OF CHATTERING LORY, ORANGE WEAVER, ETC. 



Sir,- In tlie I'ojlimore Park Aviai-ies we have succeeded 

 in liivediu,-- a Cliatleriii-- Lory i Lun'iis f/irnilns), and an Orange 

 W'eavei' {l'iin.nirl<iii:i j nnicl.^ (■■nni \ liotli (d \vlii:di an' now flying 

 sti'ongly ill tlie aviaiy. 



'\^■e have ahi, liivd two liyl);id Conures -Y(dlow-headed \Cnn- 

 nni.-< i('n'ia;/in ■: Cu)lden-<'ro\viied (". f//(/7'7^s■|- these are also doing 

 wtdl. 



We have bixnl a gootl number of Finches of sevei'al kinds, 

 I'ut what interests ih most is a nest-full of Eed-billed Weavers 

 {(.hirica qnelea). (Lord) POLTIMORE. 



[Detailed accounts of tlie above successes will a])]iear in 

 our next issue. — En]. 



AN INTERESTING EPISODE 



Sir, — 1 have a nest in my a\iary in Avhich Tia-cnlour Maiini- 

 kins and Bengalesc have been sitting for some lime, and only last 

 Wednesday, when, hearing young birds calling for Icod were we 

 made aware that eggs had been laid. The young are now growing 

 fast, have no feathers as yet, but seem quite strong and iiealthy. 



There are cocks and hens of both species in the aviary, 

 so the young may not turn out h.ybrids, on the other hand they may, 

 and T mention the incident for what it is worth. 



CJordon Bleus and Fire(inches are incubating, and Zebi-a 

 Finches have just reared anotlier lirood (three on the wing and two 

 still in the nest. f'" 



Gold-breasted AVaxl)ills a!>o have anotlier bi-ood in the nest. 



My latest acquisition.s are Pintail Parrot Finches (^^ Nonpareils), 

 Blue-breasted and Violet-earetl Waxhills, which I hope I shall succeed 

 in saving. W. A. BAINBRIDGE. 



Thorpe, Surrey, 



November 17, 101:5. 

 ^ROM SCOTLAND TO ORANGE FREE STATE : WONDERFUL FLIGHT 

 OF A SWALLOW. 



Dear Sir,— In sending you the attached which I think cannot 

 fail to prove of interest to your readers, I may mention that the 

 readers of "British Birds" Magazine have now placed over 82,000 

 rings on wild birds of many kinds, and that this is leading to re- 

 sults of great interest and imporlance in connexion with the study 

 of birds. 



Should ringed birds ever come into the hands of your reade|-s 



