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lip three vouug ones, one cock and two hens. The white Paddy birds have

brought up seven young ones, six white and one grey. The Grey Singing

Finch lias paired with a hen Canary. The young ones are grey and yellow

and look like speckled Canaries. Two years ago I had five hybrids from a

Bronzed Mannikin and a fawn and white Bengali. The hybrids have

paired with the Bengali and the offspring are brown and white, but the

brown parts are spotted with white like the breast of the Spice-bird.


G. Tommasi Baddelu.



THE REV. C. D. FARRAR’S RECORD.


Sir, — A s most of j'our readers probably know, I was reluctantly

forced to give up my birds last year, owing to a serious breakdown.



I should like to place on permanent record a list of birds I was

successful in rearing during those seven years ; also of others I got to

nest and lay eggs. I fancy that the list has never been beaten by one

individual.



1. BIRDS 1

Virginian Cardinals

Green Cardinals

Common Avadavats

Cutthroats

Silver Bills

Blue Robins

Bib Finches

Indigo Finches*


Nonpareils*


Turquoisines


Many-colors*


Redrumps


2. Fj


Brown’s Parrakeets

Green Avadavats

Zebra Waxbills

Bichenos



HAVE REARED :


Barrabands*


Firefinches*


Shamas


Dhyals


Zebra Finches

Mocking Birds

Black-headed Mynahs*

Andaman Starlings*

Catbird*


Pekin Robins

Rufous-tailed Grassfinches

Chinese Quails.


is from :


African Bush Quails

Indian Jungle Quails

Frankolins.



C. D. Farrar.



THE BLACK-BREASTED OR RAIN QUAIL.


Sir, —I am sending you a few notes to supplement Mr. L. M. Seth-

Smith’s interesting account of the breeding of the Black-breasted Quail in

captivity.


My pair were turned into an outdoor aviary the end of April last ;

towards the end of May I noticed a slight scratching in a corner of the



Medal of the Society.



