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very shortly afterwards found its way into print.” The meaning conveyed to me

and others was that Nelson, having received this information in confidence, had

put it into print through me. This was the whole point of my letter, and the other

questions raised by Mr. Teschemaker, who has misunderstood me as I misunder¬

stood him, are not worth pursuing, except that I might point out that the last

sentence* in my letter has qualifications which seem to have been overlooked by Mr.

Teschemaker.


326, High Holhorn, Yours faithfully,


London , W.C. 1 ; H. F. Witherby.


August 13th, 1917. Editor of ‘ British Birds.’


* [We fear we do not agree. The article was not written to fill space, and

advice is certainly tendered as to our Magazine being reduced in compass. The

remark as to filling up space is surely intended for sarcasm.— Ed.]



YELLOW-BUMPED TANAGEBS.


Mr. Brook writes from Hoddam Castle :


I have had no luck with the Tanagers (Rhamphoccelus icteronotus) that were

nesting. The young disappeared, and I am sure the old birds ate them. The nests

built were made of fine grass and had a slight lining of cow-hair and were deep

and substantial. The eggs were sky blue, blotched with dark brown on the larger

end, and were elongated in shape.



FEMALE SHAMAH AND NESTLING.



Photo, by G E. Low.



