60 Captain Stanley S. Flower,


when the second egg was laid. Eight eggs were laid, and

hatched in abont 21 days, producing seven birds which are now

flying iu the aviary. The first young birds left the nest in about

five weeks from hatching.


The young White-Ears differ from the old birds in that

the inner web of the flight feathers and larger wing-coverts is

yellow, and when very young they showed a good deal of yellow

on the back. The old birds are most excellent parents, and at

once go to the assistance of any one of their young that may

seem to be in a difficulty. I may mention that at night the

whole occupants of this aviary, Golden Heads and all, retire into

the same nesting box ; they must be a bit crowded, but there is

no fighting.


[We cannot find any record of previous success with Pyrrhtira

leucotis, but cases in which these birds have nested and even partially reared

young, are not rare, and it is hardly likely that so well-known a species has

never before bred successfully in captivity in this country. Has any

member ever heard of a previous instance in which the young of this

species have been reared? Ed.]



WHAT IS "THE BENGALEE"?


By Captain Stanley S. Flower.


Giza, Egypt, 18th Oct., iqob.


1st. Consideration : What is the Bengalee ?

2nd. Consideration : The application of the name


Bengalee.

3rd. Suggested names for this bird.



1st. WHAT IS "THE BENGALEE " ?

In the "Avicultural Magazine," Vol. IV., No. 12 (Oct.

1906) Dr. Arthur G. Butler, in an interesting and valuable article

"On Hybrid Ploceidae," brings up the question of the Bengalee,

(loc. cit. p. 351) ; he remarks of it :


1st. " Now generally regarded as the domesticated


representative of Uroloncha striata."

2nd. " If, as seems probable, the Bengalee is only

Uroloncha striata in various domestic guises,"



