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positive of its being a Linnet’s, owing to its being a rough and very uu-

Chaffinch-like structure.


I abstracted two of the newly - hatched babies and popped them

under a sitting Canary whose eggs were addled. She started feeding the

fosterlings almost immediately on a little soft food which had been pre¬

pared for young pheasants, and consisted of old doe rabbits boiled up and

mixed with a little meal, hard-boiled egg, etc.


Upon visiting Kent again, about three weeks later, to fetch my

Linnets, I was astonished to find a fine young Chaffinch hopping about the

cage and clamouring to be fed. The other youngster had tumbled out of

the nest when about a week old and was dead.


The survivor was soon able to cater for itself, and w 7 as allowed its

liberty, which it seemed very loathe to accept.


A. E. L. BerTUNG.



THE SOCIETY’S MEDAL.


Mr. W. H. St. Ouintin has successfully bred the Lesser

Pin-tailed Sandgrouse (Pterocles exustus) and Mrs. Howard

Williams has had similar success with the Yellow Sparrow

(Passer luteus). These are believed to be the first cases in

which these birds have been bred in the United Kingdom, and it

is proposed to award a medal in each case. Accounts are pub¬

lished in this issue. Any member or reader knowing of a

previous instance is requested to communicate immediately with

the Hon. Business Secretary.



THE ILLUSTRATION FUND.


Mr. W. A. Harding has most kindly given £2 2S., Mrs.

Hartley £1, Captain Perreau 9/6, and Mr. E. Valentine 5/-

towards the above fund. The total now received since the fund

was started amounts to ^34 19s. 6d.



THE RULES.


By an oversight, the last five Rules of the Society were

omitted in the November number. These have now been

printed on a separate page which is inserted in each copy of

the present number, and members are requested to insert this

between pages 18 and 19, and to see that it is bound in there

at the end of the year.



