A pair of Black-tbroated Quails, made a quaint 

 little nest of grass, and laid seven eggs, but after 

 incubating almost tbe full period, tbe ben forsook 

 them ; tbis was botb disappointing and annoying, as 

 tbere was a bird in each egg. 



In addition to tbe above, tbe following birds bave 

 reared young in my aviaries: Budgerigars, Cockateels, 

 Grey Cardinals, Wbite Java Sparrows, Bengalese and 

 Saffron Fincbes; and once I found a little nest con- 

 taining two tiny eggs, wbicb I believe were laid by 

 Golden-breasted Waxbills. 



At tbe present time I bave sitting Java Sparrows, 

 Cardinals, Crested Doves, Canaries, and some otber 

 small foreigners. 



I may say all my birds bave been out of doors tbe 

 whole of tbe winter, and though this has been severe, 

 I bave not lost one through exposure, and my birds 

 are all in excellent condition. 



lEMtoriaL 



THE BANKSIAN COCKATOO : In " Canary and Cage 

 Bird Life " for May 3rd, 1907, there appears an interesting 

 letter, under the signature of " A Resident for Many Years 

 in New South Wales." 



" The Banks Cockatoo : Permit me first to ask, why " Baiiksiaii " ? This 

 " splendid bird was discovered by .Sir Joseph Banks at the end of the i8th 

 " Century, although, the Grand Cockatoo and the Funerea have long- been 

 " known from their proximity to human habitations. With the Banks bird, 

 " however, it is different ; shy and wary, it is seldom to be approached, 

 " existing- in its grand isolation iu the denser forests, and never seen in 

 " flocks like the other species. The Banks Cockatoo is classed at the head 

 " of the black species, but so similar is it to the Grand Cockatoo (the next 

 " in the scale) that a visit to South Kensington Museum will show how 

 " difficult it is for the unexperienced to decide between them— the female 

 " is the yellow speckled bird with yellow and red tail feathers, whilst the 

 " male is not only smaller, but a richer black, with red tail feathers. The 



