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The hen bird has gone to nest again, and I trust for better lnck next

time. All my Tanagers have been out all the winter, without heat of any

kind. Ceaudine Anningson.



NESTING PARRAKEETS.


Sir, —My Bourlce’s have reared another nest of five, and are sitting

again. I also got some young Blue-wings but unfortunately they were not

reared. I have three hybrid Rock Peplar and Barraband’s.


Wm. R. Fasey.


MR. SCOTT’S INVESTIGATION OF BIRD-LIFE.


The following note, which will be of interest to our members,

appears in the July issue of The Ibis :—


“Mr. W. E. D. Scott, the author of ‘The Story of a Bird-Lover,’ writes

to us on February 12th from Shawnee on Delaware, Pennsjdvania, the head¬

quarters of the ‘Worthington Society for the Investigation of Bird-life,’ of

which he is now Director, that he has been fully engaged in building

operations during the past eighteen months. A series of indoor aviaries

with spacious outdoor flights, has been completed, as also a library, a series

of studies, a large laboratory, and rooms for the attendants and officers.

Ten large outdoor aviaries are also ready, and twenty-five breeding cages

are in process of construction. In these will be carried on practical

experiments in breeding, matters of heredity, and the like.”


FOREIGN BIRDS FOR LONDON PARKS.


The suggestion made in our last number to turn out a number of

Australian Crested or Bronze-winged Pigeons in Regent’s Park has not, so

far, met with much response from our members. Several have told the

writer that they highly approve of the idea, but nothing more. Such an

experiment would necessarily involve some expense as the birds cannot be

obtained for nothing, and if it is to be carried out it is to be hoped that

some of our generous members will come forward and help, either by a

subscription or a present of birds. It is proposed, if the experiment should

be carried out, to limit it to foreign Doves and Pigeons, for the time being

at any rate. D. S-S.


HEDGE ACCENTOR BREEDING IN AN AVIARY.


A member has successfully bred the Common Hedge Sparrow ( Accen¬

tor modularis) in his aviary and wishes to know if the species has ever been

bred in captivity before in this country.



THE SWIFT LORIKEET.


A fine specimen of the beautiful Nanodes discolor, in apparently good

health, came into my possession early in July. It had just arrived from



