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The Black-headed Sihia {with coloured plate ), by Reginald Piiilmpps 255



Bird-Catching in India ( with plate ), by E. W. Harper, F.Z.S. ... 262

The Osprey ( illustrated ), by J. Lewis Bonhotk, M A. ... ... 269


Instinct in -Song Bird ; Method of Breeding in Hand-reared Robins,


by Professor W. E. IX Scott ... ... ... ... 273


More about the Spotted Wing, by A. G. Butler, Ph D. 276


Review. —“ Parrakeets.” ... ... ... ... ... 277



Correspondence, Notes, etc.—


The Misuse of the Mealworm : Pectoral Pinches, etc. : Diamond



Doves, etc. : Nightingales. Passerine Parrakeets, etc. : The

Little-Owl : Hemp Seed : Nightingale off South Africa : The

Himalayan Blue-Pie : The Indian Roller ... ... ... 278


Post Mortem Examinations ... ... ... ... ... 285



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