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inj;- about the wirework. The httle Avauavats 1 see little of as 

 they spend nearly all their time in a rush nest. A Silverbill 

 has paired with a Bexualkk but there has been no result so far. 

 Later: Now sitting- on a clutch of eggs and 1 hope the result 

 may be favourable. 



Tui Parrakkkts.- -My pair are most interesting. They 

 seem greatly interested in the Budgerigars in the nest, and feed 

 the sitting Ijirds assiduously, but later they settled down to do- 

 mestic duties on their own account and are now incubating a 

 clutch of eggs. 



Black-faced Loveuirds. — A pair of these charming and 

 interesting birds are incubating a clutch of eggs and my hoi)es 

 are high. 



Cockateels. — Again a case of no young reared, but the 

 hen is a very funny bird with a strong individuality of her own. 

 She apes death, mostly when eggs are due, and many times I 

 have picked her up believing she was dead, but her beak soon 

 convinced me otherwise. She has laid many eggs, but they have 

 either been infertile, thrown out, or she failed to sit the full 

 period. At the end of ]\Iay she died and her husband is discon- 

 solate. He patiently sits all day and his cries are pitiful in the 

 evening when he seeks to call her to her duty — I must get an- 

 other mate for him. Fortunately I soon found one and ]\Ir. 

 Cocky was soon happy again and mutually incubating the eggs 

 of the late departed one. 



Canaries. — I must put in a word about my Roller Can- 

 aries, I am greatly interested in them and usually have good 

 luck with them. Some yoimg are already on the perch and pro- 

 mise well. Later : The season has been a really good one and 

 many young have been fully reared and are now singing grandly. 

 I have five crossbred Roller x Lizard Canaries and their parents 

 are sitting again. The young birds are very handsome and sing 

 grandly. ^ 



Golden Oriole Weavers. — These are most fascinating, 

 handsome and interesting birds, I could watch them all day 

 weaving their wonderful nests; how interesting their display is ! 

 What wonderful energy is displayed as they cling to their nest 

 with wildly flapping wings, trilHng forth'their harsh song for all 

 they are worth. The nest was the work of the cock except the 



