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Greens, which, I think, are at present the only pair in England ; also Apjile- 

 G;'eens. The latter i 'jreil ii 191S and they arc \ ery similar to the Olives — 

 these two varieties are verv nnicii alike, the difference in the Apple-Greens 

 is the yellow areas are nearly white .and the markings .all hut black; the 

 Olives are lightish olive-green, niucli more yellow, and the markings very 

 dark olive-green : their tails .ire much darker blue than the Apple-Greens (I 

 am afraid they are both males), and both varieties are of quite a different 

 shade of colour to the ordinary (ireen species. The Olives, I understand, were 

 bred after many years of experimentation by a French gentleman. 



I hear Mrs. Ransome has. from her 'Rlue-bred (ireens, wh.it Mr. 

 Marsden terms Apple-green Yellows. Mr. Marsden has at times bred, from 

 his I'lne-bied (ireens. Ajiple-Greens, but of a different shade of green, and 

 much more \ellow th.an mine. 



I think I'.udgerigars arc the easiest of all birds to breed ; mine are in 

 an outdoor .iviary. and gi\e a minimum of trouble. I alwavs remove the 

 husks from November to April, and T find this gives the birds a chance to 

 moult easier and pick uj) gen.erally after a hard season. 



When the young leave the husk, or even before if well grown, I take 

 them away and cage them, or the parent birds and others may pluck them, 

 but. as a rule they are most devoted parents to their young, even dying on 

 the nest in the*r defence. 



[ am trying to buy more IMues. and hope by inter-breeding I'lues, 

 Olives, and Ap])le-( ireens, to get other colour varieties. 



(Mrs.) M. BURGESS. 



-J-M^ 



Booh Notices anci Reviews. 



A Pr.^cti(al H.wdrook of British Birds : With i8 

 coloured ]ilates and numerous text figures, in 18 monthly parts. 

 4s. net per part. Lon.don : W'itherbv and Co., 326 High 

 Holborn. W.C. I. 



Part II. is now issued, and fully confirms the favourable 

 impression we formed of Part I. This part continues the 

 FRIXCiI LLID^H and covers genera CarducUs, Scrinus, P\rr- 

 luila. Carpodacus. PUiicoJa. Loxia, Friiigilla. Moutify'ingUla 

 Passer, and Embcriza. The text figures are numerous and 

 valuable. There is a good half-tone plate figuring five specie'j 

 of Redpoll, viz: Lesser (Carditelis I. cabaret), Mealy (C. I. 

 linaria), Greenland fC. I. rostrata), Cones's (C. h. exilipes), 



