Aviary Notes of iQi/. 



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well in their unheated room. Black-faced Quail Finches are 

 very interesting;-, they have bnilt nests and laid e^'i^'s with me 

 on several occasions, but have not. as yet. attained complete 

 success. This year they have built an excellent nest, in a nice 

 dry spot on th top of a bank. The nest is built entirely of old 

 dry ,iL;-rass with a lon.^' domed entrance, they are now busy 

 carryinj^- in feathers so hope they will soon lay. l^lrefinches, 

 ]\la,!ni)ie Mannikins, and others are also building'. 



DovKS AND Pigeons. — Diamond, Peaceful, \iolet, Brush 

 r)ronze-\\in,i4', Talpacoti, and Plumed (iround. are all incubatins^: 

 clutches of eg'gs. Cieoffrey's have young ones. Red Mountain 

 Doves and (ireen I'ruit Pii:;eons have not yet nested. The 

 I'ruit-pii^eons will not eat fruit, but take freely of boiled rice, 

 staked maize and L^rey peas, also small dry seed and come on 



Yellow-winqed Suy-nr-ln'rd and Zelira Finches. 



ihe .ground to feed quite often. The cock is cpiite tame and may 

 be handled without moving;-, but the hen is wilder. The Indian 

 ( ireen-win;^' Doves have, as yet, shown no si.s^ns of nestiuij;'. 



South Amp:ricans and Others. — Cuban Finches are 

 buildin,^', as also are A'irginian and Pope Cardinals. The Red- 

 crested Cardinals commenced nest construction, but as they 

 were always trying- to fight the Popes through the netting 

 dividing the two aviaries, I thought it wiser to remove them. 

 luiler's and I'ileated Finches are doing nothing so far. The 

 r.'ue jays are still building, and I hope eggs and 

 young may follow in due course. The Song Spar- 



