BIRDS IN THE BUSH:

NESTING NESTLING NUMBER.


AVICULTURAL

MAGAZIN E.





CONTENTS.


The Nesting of the Hen Harrier in Northern Scotland ( Illustrated ), by Fleet-


Surgeon K. H. Jones, R.N. .. .. .. .. .. 205


Nestling Gouldian Finches, by C. II. A. Lienau . . ,. . . . . 207


The Courtship of Jackson’s Whydah, by Norma Lorimer .. . . .. 208


Nesting of the Long-eared Owl on the Ground at Hickling, by J. H. Gurney,


F.Z.S. .. .. .. .. .. . . .. ..209


Ancestral Characters in Nestlings, by Arthur G. Butler, Ph.D. .. .. 211


Ostriches ( Concluded ), by J. K. Hutter, M.D. . . .. . . .. 214


Gapes (Concluded), by Arthur F. Moody .. .. .. .. 216


Diseases of Birds, and their Treatment and Cure — I (Concluded), by P. F. M.


Galloway .. .. . . .. .. .. .. 217


Reviews: ‘Bird-Life throughout the Year’; ‘Fossil Birds found at Vero,


Florida, with Descriptions of New Species ’ . . .. * • .. 220


The Society’s Prize .. .. . . .. .. . . .. 223


The Society’s Certificate .. .. .. .. .. .. 224


Eclipse Plumage .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 224



Third Series. The Price of this MAY,


Vol. IX. No. 7. Number is 1/3, — 1918. —


Owing to the increasing membership of the Society notified

on page 3 of the cover several advertisements have been

unavoidably held over till next month.



