SEPTEMBER, 1903.



NEW SERIES. MONTHLY.


Voi. i. No 11 Price i s 6 d -


| Members’ Annual Subscription, 10 - j payable in advance.



THE JOURNAL OF THE AVICULTURAL SOCIETY.



■-C-CONTENTS.Oj


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The Kacket-tailed Parrot (7 vith coloured plate) ... ... ... 345


Honey-eaters, by A. J. Camphki.i.


I with two plates and other illustrations ) 347


The Influence of Diet on the Avian Death-rate,


by W. Gko. Ckeswell, M.D„ L.R.C.P,, F.Z.S. 354

Waxwing Nesting in a Hritish Aviary, by Reginald Phillipps ... 357

The Black -breasted or Rain Quail, by L. M. Srth-Smith, B.A. ... 366

Reviews—


“The Birds of Tennj'son ” ... ... ... ... ... 369


“British Birds in'Captivity ” ... ... ... ... ... 369


Correspondence, Notes, etc.—



Heron-breeding in Tunis : Rosy Pastors in T,ondon : Ornamen¬

tation of Iftouth iu young birds : Longevity of a Cockatoo :

German Bird-dealers and Fanciers : The eggs of the Grey

Singing-finch, etc. : Amherst’s and Golden Pheasants : Aviary

Notes ... ... ... ... ... -• ... 370


The Election for the Council... ... ... ... ... ... 376


The Society’s Medal ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 377


Post-mortem Examinations ... ... ... ... ... ... 377



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