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in another small aviar}' with an Orange Bishop and 

 pair of Red-headed Finches. Last 3'ear the Crimson 

 Wings reared four splendid young ones in a barrel on 

 the ground ; this year the hen was ill, and though she 

 quite recovered and finally laid and sat, the eggs were 

 clear. The Red-headed Finches also nested but their 

 eggs were clear. 



On the whole it has been a rather uneventful, yet 

 not entirely unproductive season. The unsettled and 

 cold weather, during almost the whole year, being un- 

 doubtedly responsible for many failures. 



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