AVICULTURAL

MAGAZIN E.



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Report of the Council for 1912-3 ... ... ... ... ... iv.


Alphabetical List of Contributors ... ... ... ... ... v.


List of Plates ... ... ... ... ... ... ... xii.


The Blue-Headed Rock Thrush (with Coloured Plate),


by Hubert D. astley... 349

Breeding of Bluebreast X Crimson-eared Waxbill Hybrids


by MAURICE AMSLER, M.D.... 350


Hunting Duck Eggs in the Marshes of Lake Manitoba, by HERBERT K. JOB 351

Nesting of the Scaly-fronted Finch (Illustrated ),


by W. E. TESCHEMAKER, B.A.... 362


Longevity in Captivity and Deaths of Old Friends, by A. G. BUTLER, Ph.D. 367

A Prairie Chicken, raised from Captive Laid Eggs (Illustrated ),


by .John C. Phillips... 371

“Gentles! . . . Perchance you Wonder ?” by C. BARNEY SMITH ... 373


In the Guard’s Van, by MAJOR and MRS. BOYD HORSBRUGH... ... 376


Correspondence, Notes, etc. ;


Notes from Canon Dutton’s Aviaries ; A Visit to an Interesting

Collection of "Soft-Bills’’ ; Notes from Worcestershire, near

Cleobury Mortimer, the Nightjar ; The Seed Snipe ; Nesting of

the Great Tit ; A Great Victory for the Birds ; Friends of Birds

Victors ... ... ... ... ... ... 379 — 384


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