7 2



Correspondence.



ever, lies in the collar or ruff of long pointed green and crimson

feathers on the nape which give it a quite unique appearance.


Besides the foregoing, Dr. Balir has very kindly presented

the Society with four of the beautiful Parrot Finch from Fiji,

Erythrnra pealei, which, I understand, is shortly to be figured in

this journal.


A pair of the curious Coscoroba Swans (Coscoroba Candida)

from southern South America have been received by exchange,

and make an interesting addition to our collection of waterfowl,

as the species has not been represented in the Gardens of late

years.


I have often thought that it would be interesting to en¬

courage the nesting of wild Tits in the Zoological Gardens by

providing them with suitable nesting sites, and we have now been

enabled to do this by the generosity of Mr. J. M. D. Mackenzie,

who has obtained from Germany more than a dozen of the ex¬

cellent nesting-logs designed by Herr von Berlepsch, and placed

them at our disposal for use in the Gardens. Fortunately there

are plenty of suitable trees, and the logs have been fixed in

various parts of the Gardens, and we hope they will be occupied

in the Spring.



CORRESPONDENCE, NOTES, ETC.



WINTERING BIRDS IN AN OUTDOOR AVIARY.


Sir, — In the April number of the Avicultural Magazine you asked

for information about birds that had successfully wintered out in member’s

aviaries.


The following have lived through one or more winters here :—.Silky

Cowbird, Java Sparrow, Rose Pastor, Malabar Mynah, Pope Cardinal,

Common Cardinal, Saffron Finch, Cut-throat Finch, Diamond Dove,

Senegal Dove, Zebra Dove, Californian Quail, Rain Quail, Common Quail,

Madagascar Lovebird, Passerine (blue-wing) Parrakeet, Blood-rumped

Parrakeet, Budgerigar (green yellow), Coclcatiel, Pileated Song Sparrow,

Reed Bunting, Cirl Bunting, Common Canary, Greater Spotted Wood¬

pecker, Orange Bishop, Masked Weaver, Russ’ Weaver, “ Pekin Robin ”

and Crossbill.


A Ring-neck Parrakeet has been at large in the garden for eighteen

months.



