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autumn, appareiUly more than the actual winter, and it is during' 

 the former period that I have suffered loss when keeping" them 

 out of doors. If they safely pass through late September and 

 the hrst half of ( )ctol)er 1 h'dxe felt little fear of losing them 

 during' the winter. The hens are less enduring' than the cocks, 

 and I have foiind liiem raiher liable to egg-binding" if a cold 

 spell comes during the spring" after nesting has conmienced. 

 I muit. however, qualify the above by stating" that I have only 

 had about three i^airs of thi.-, species, at different periods. 



They are charming", active and \i\acious l)irds in the 

 aviary. 



(To be coniiniied.) 



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Green Singing-Finch x Goldfinch Hybrids. 



By Miss R. Alder son. 



I think perhaps the following" note may be of interest 

 to those members who care for hybrids. In one aviary I have 

 ^ hen English (loldhnch and a cock (ireen Sing"ing"-finch. Both 

 birds are in tine health and plumage. This summer they have 

 nested twice. The first nest was built close to a \^iolet Dove's 

 nest, and the two birds sat in perfect harmony within a few 

 inches of each other. Four or five eggs were laid, and the 

 (loldfinch sat well, btit unfortunately the nest was destroyed 

 by some other bird. A second nest was made later, and three 

 young" ones hatched. ( )ne was drowned just as it left the nest. 

 The other two are fine young" birds, now over two months old. 

 and one of them is beginning to sing" nicely. In size and shape 

 they are rather like a hen Chaffinch. Both birds are showing" 

 yellow^ and orange in the forehead, chin, and wings. The 

 parents were most attentive to the yotmg ones, and probably 

 that is why they were such strong birds. I believe the young 

 one that was drowned was the finest of the three, but I was away 

 from home at the time and did not see it. 



Reprinted from " Bird Notes," Vol. I , page 2qo (igo2). 



