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more frequently ; a good method is to fix a small glazed- 

 pan to the nest box, and in this place the insects ; as 

 a rule the birds will see that their preserves are not 

 poached upon, for when a small bird resolutely 

 asserts itself in defence of its home and progeny, even 

 much larger species refrain from open attacks. If I 

 have been wearisome and unduly lengthy in the fore- 

 going details, u\y desire to make them of practical use, 

 even to the tyro, must be my excuse. 



The concluding portion of the article I hope I shall be 

 able to write for the next issue, so that it will be inclusive in 

 the one volume, and will deal briefly with Parrots and Parra- 

 keets— Fruit and Pollen-eating Birds and Parrots. Insecti- 

 vorous Birds, and lastly Doves, Quails, etc. 

 {To be continued). 



lEMtorial. 



THE SCALY - HEADED WEAVER BIRD [Spowpipes 



sqnaiiiijrons). The ex- 

 cellent figure accoinpanj'- 

 mg these notes was drawn 

 l)y Mr. Goodchild at the 

 late I,. C. B. A. Show, from 

 Mrs. I^eslie Miller's very 

 fine specimen, aptly 

 illustrating how beautiful 

 a bird may Ije, when 

 practicall}' only a study 

 in one colour. Mr. Good- 

 child has drawn the bird 

 in a characteristic atti- 

 tude with the feathers of 

 the crown raised ; the 

 scaling however is 

 equally distinct when tlie 

 bird is in repose, and has 



SCALY-HEADED FINCH. 



From Cage Birds. 

 By comiesy of the Publisher. 



