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By Miss Theodora Sayvvelt^. 



This last suuiuier I have been rather successful in 

 breeding foreign birds. 



With two pairs of green Budgerigars I have eight 

 pairs of young, not losing any. They were fine 

 healthy little things and very tame. On my coming 

 to feed them every morning they would fly to the 

 aviary doors to meet me, making a chorus of sound 

 enough to deafen one. They were very fond of bread 

 and milk, and this I give them fresh every day in 

 addition to the ordinary seed. Next summer I hope to 

 be as successful with the yellow Budgerigars, as they 

 are, I think, much prettier than the green. 



In another partition a pair of Zebra Finches 

 made me a present of three young ones ; two of them 

 flourished well and grew up strong and healthy. The 

 third however was a weakly little thing, so I took it 

 into the hou.se when it grew older and kept it in a box 

 cage. It became a most delightful pet, and so tame 

 that it would eat from my hand, without the slightest 

 sign of timitlity. One day when it was taking seed 

 from my fingers, our cat crept up without my being 

 aware of its proximity and with one spring caught 

 the little thing in its mouth. I rescued it again, but 

 alas ! too late, it was dead. At that moment I could 

 liave killed the cat with pleasure, but on reflection, 

 calmer thoughts prevailed. This however was my 

 only mishap, so I think on the whole, I have been 

 verv fortunate. 



