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Gouldian Finch. Birds born in 1905 are still living:

five and a half years.


Long-tailed Grassfinch. Purchased 1905 ; still living

after five and a half years in my aviaries.


Zebra-finch. Four cock birds still living after over nine

years. They were born in my aviaries.


Red-headed Finch. Four cock birds still living after

five and six years in my possession.


Yellow-rumped Finch. Received in 1906 ; several still

living : nearly five years.


Java Sparrow: one bred in 1896 or 1S97 still living—

over fourteen years.


Long-tailed Whydah. Received in exchange April

1907, when it was certainly not a young bird : it died while

assuming its winter dress December 16th, 1910.


Napoleon Weaver. I have no record of the date of

purchase of my present half-dozen specimens ; they have been a

good many years in niv possession, but probably not longer than

the one recorded in my previous paper.


Grenadier Weaver. Presented September 1906, still in

good health : over four years.


Red-bili.ED Weaver. Two still living, one of them over

sixteen years in my aviaries.


Common Hangnest. Both birds still in excellent health ;

that purchased in 1899 having been in its flight-cage about eleven

and a half years.


F'lame-shouldered Marsh Troupial. Still living: over

twenty-one years.


I have been looking up the date when my English Jay

was given to me ; it was then a blue-eved nestling. I find that I

received it about June 1898 and it is still in magnificent condition,

having only once been temporarily indisposed. I now very

rarely give this bird raw meat, though, when I catch one, I

give it a mouse: over twelve and a half years.


Cock ATI EL. Received end of 1905 ; pair still living: over

five years.


Diamond Dove. Purchased 1903 ; male still living after

over seven years.



