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hanging in the open portion of the aviary. I had only one 

 African Silverbill which paired np with a Pectoral Finch, but 

 though several clutches were laid, none hatched out, and dur- 

 ing one of the cold spells the Pectoral ( ? ) died egg-bound. 

 Red-headed Finches {Amadina erythrocephala) laid several 

 clutches and incubated closely but without any result ; the 

 male died from tumour over the eye, and the hen, as already 

 recor-ded in Bird Notes, paired up with a Cutthroat and hatched 

 out one 3^oung hybrid which unfortunately got drowned two 

 days after leaving the nest. Of the doings of Zebra Finches 

 and Java Sparrows I need give no account, the number of 

 young reared being far below the average. Yellow-rumped 

 F'inches {Munia flaviprymiiia) have laid, but appear very poor 

 sitters and from two clutches of eggs there has beeu no result. 

 Of Mannikins at present I only possess the Bionze-wing and 

 Magpie, odd birds of eacli, which paired and after several 

 abortive attempts successfull)' reared one young hybrid, of 

 which details have already appeared under Editorial notes. The 

 attempts of Gouldians, Ruficauda and Long-tailed Grassfinches, 

 have all proved unsuccessful, though in several instances 

 young have been hatched, but only partially reared ; niostl}' I 

 think being starved during the cold spells, which have been so 

 frequent all through 1907. My Spice Finch + Bengalee hybrids 

 have been very busy pairing and nesting, three clutches of 

 eggs have been laid, all of which were infertile. Yellow- 

 rumped Serins (Serinus attgolensis), a pair of this interesting 

 species were kindly presented to me by our esteemed member, 

 INIr. Tescliemaker (v/ho has bred the species), the hen unfor- 

 tunately dying egg-bound with the last egg of the clutch ; and 

 when I obtained another female later it was too late for results 

 this year. 



Varied Lorikeets : This lovely species once acclimatised is 

 as hardy and accommodating as the Cockateel. I found my 

 pair too much trouble to keep clean in a cage, so early in the 

 spring they were turned out of doors into the general aviary, 

 not with the Parrakeets, as the Varieds must have milk sop, 

 and I do not care to introduce this diet into the Parrakeets 

 aviary. I have found them quite amiable and their condition 



