Alphabetical List of Contributors ix.


OSBAI.DKSTON, W.


♦Notes on Sliamas .. .. .. .. .. 149


The Blue Mountain orSwainson’s Lorikeet .. .. 167


Pearson, A. A.


A Dry Bath-Cage; Weavers in Cages .. .. .. 70


♦The Blue Mountain Lorikeet .. .. .. .. 208


PERCIVAE, W. G.


Rearing Ringed Plovers from the Egg .. .. 90


♦Notes from an Invalid’s Couch .. .. .. 171


Breeding of Slield-Ducks in Confinement .. .. 255


Phieupps, R.


The Society .. .. .. .. .. .. 54


♦Mistletoe Berries .. .. .. .. .. 55


*A Blood-thirsty Mocking-bird, Importation of Foreign


Birds .. .. .. .. .. .. 56


♦Various Notes and Queries .. .. .. .. 75


*Long-Tailed Partridges .. .. .. .. 80


See “ Finn. Chloropsis .. .. .. .. 86


♦Cockatoos, Cranes, and Rails .. .. .. .. 96


♦Partial Albinism in Blackbird .. .. .. .. 97


♦The Sexing of Grey Singing-Finches .. .. .. 98


♦Cordon Bleus, etc. .. .. .. .. .. 98


♦Orioles .. .. .. .. .. .. 100


♦The Severe Weather .. .. .. .. .. 101


The European Bee-eater .. .. .. 103,128,152


The Ringed Finch .. .. .. .. .. 119


*The Hooded Siskin and the Wild Canary .. .. 123


♦The Crowned Crane .. .. .. .. .. 125


♦Wintering Blackcaps, etc. ,. .. .. .. 147


♦The Californian Ouail.. .. .. .. .. 148


♦The Blue Mountain or Swaiuson’s Lorikeet 168, 169, 173, 207, 239

♦Notes from an Invalid’s Couch .. .. .. 172


* Adventures of a Crowned Crane .. .. .. 173


♦The Prairie or Burrowing Owl.. .. .. •• 177


The Indian Pitta .. .. .. .. I 79 > 2 57


See “ Butler, Redstart ” .. .. .. .. 191


♦The Wood Warbler or Wood Wren .. .. .. 205


♦The Parson Finch .. .. .. .. .. 205


♦Cockroaches: an Appeal .. .. .. .. 209


♦The Bluish Finch ; Putting up Birds for Nesting .. 231


♦Rearing Virginian Nightingales ; The St. Helena Waxbill 232

*The Black-breasted or Rain Quail .. .. .. 233


♦Italian Insect Food for Birds .. .. .. .. 234.


♦Parrakeets (Palceornis) and Nightingales .. .. 238


♦Breeding of the Ringed Finch .. .. .. 239


The Blue Wren .. .. .. .. .. 246


♦The Many-coloured Parrakeet.. .. .. .. 268


♦The Red-billed Chough .. .. .. .. 270


See “ Bonhote, Bahama Birds” .. .. .. 280


The Australian Waxbill .. .. •• •• 289


♦Toucans .. .. .. .. .. • • 299


♦Owls.. .. .. .. .. .. •• 301


Portp;r, G. C.


Breeding the Ring-necked Parrakeet in an Outdoor Aviary 46

Avicultural Notes .. .. .. .. •• 14 °


♦Golden Pheasants with Quails; Wintering Blackcaps, etc. 147

♦Cockroaches—an Appeal .. .. .. • • 209



