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Cranes in Captivity, by the Rev. Hubert D. Astley . 65


Australian Bower-Birds, by Wesley T. Page, F.Z.S . 69


The Chinese Spectacle Thrush by the Rev. C. D. Farrar . 71


The Breeding- Season, 1900, by W. H. St. Quintin . 73


A Mistake, by Reginald Phillipps . 75


Effective Simple Bird Traps, by Arthur G. Butler, Ph.D . 78


Correspondence :—


Avicultural Notes .. 81


Gouldian Finches . 82


Lavender Finches . 82


The Pied Grallina . 83


Ornamental Waterfowl . 83


Kingfishers . 84


Identification of African Bird .; ... 84


Birds not yet Bred in Captivity . 8s


Black-headed Conures . 85


German Artificial Log-Nests for Parrakeets . 85


Small Foreign Birds and Others Out of Doors . 86


A Nesting Parrot . .. 86


Treatment of Small Foreign Birds in Winter . 87



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