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in the aviary, where they will rear numerous broods 

 without fuss or trouble on the diet recommended 

 above. 



FIG. 25. THE JAVA SPARROW. 



THE DIAMOND SPARROW, Amadina lathami (see 

 Fig. 26), is an Australian species frequently imported, 

 but not so free a breeder in confinement as any of 

 the preceding. It is a pretty bird, with a melancholy, 



FIG. 26. THE DIAMOND SPARROW. 



wailing cry, makes a large nest of grass, snugly lined 

 with feathers, in a tall bush or in a cage or box, lays 

 four or five white eggs, and feeds its young on a 

 combined diet of seed and insects. 



