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should be made. The actual cup is small and rather deep and the

foundations very firmly and tightly fastened to the houghs among

which the nest is built, generally in a Cypress or similar evergreen-

From the appearance of my nestlings I should say that the

immature plumage would resemble the hen’s. " I sent one sad little

corpse to our Editor who has been most kind and sympathetic

throughout, and have the other here in spirits. If fate only spares

my good little hen, I trust we shall try again and achieve complete

success.


P.S.—July 17th. There is balm in Gilead ! they have built a fresh

nest, laid, and begun to incubate.



HYBRID PIGEONS.


Chlorcenas speciosa and C. maculosa.


By Monsieur JEAN DELACOUR.


Translated from the French.


In April, 1914, I received a pair of Cayenne pigeons

('Chlorcenas speciosa), which is in my opinion one of the most

beautiful of the graniverous species.


In size a little smaller than the wood-pigeon, and of a very

graceful form, this pigeon has rose-coloured beak and feet, a brown

head, the whole neck and breast marked with black speckles on a

white ground, the back and the wings red brown ; the tail brown.


The female resembles the male, hut the colours are less

vivid. These birds were in good condition on their arrival, but the

female was unfortunately killed a short time afterwards by some

crowned pigeons, which occupied the same aviary. I thereupon put

a female spot-winged pigeon ( Chlorcenas maculosa ) with the male,

and she laid during the summer, but the eggs were clear.


During the month of April, 1915, she again laid, a young

bird being hatched, which was easily reared ; and two more clutches

in June and August produced two more young ones.


* The young bird that Miss Chawner sent was in fine condition, resembling the

adult female in colouring. We sincerely wish full success with the second

brood, and greatly sympathize over the loss of the first.—ED.



