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THE JOURNAL OF THE AVICULTURAL SOCIETY.





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'I'he Bald-headed Starlings, (with plate), by Mrs. Johnstonk . igi


Breeding- Notes for 1905, by W. H. Sr. Quintin, F.Z.S . 192


The Square-tailed Kite, (with plate), by J. Lewis Bonhote, M.A. ... 195


A Sociable Cygnet 196


Stray Notes.198


Correspondence, Notes, etc.—


The Success of the Bird House in the New York Zoological Park,


200 : Aviaries versus Cages, 203 : The Honey-Buzzard in Captivity,


208 : The late Crystal Palace Show, 209 : Identification of Lory, 211 :


The Quail Finch, 213 : The size and colour of aviary-bred Budgeri¬

gars, 213 : Aviculture and Science, 213 : The vernacular names of

birds, 216 : The Yellow-naped Parrakeet, 218.


Private Advertisements.218


Post mortem Examinations . 218



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