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flying about; in each case thoy have boon slow to foatlior 
and a long time in the nest. 
The yoxing were exactly like young Bronze-wings, only 
much larger, and did not assume adult plumage till the be- 
ginning of the summer. This year's young, however, started 
to assume adult ])lumage within a month of leaving the nest. 
In ajipearance they are distinctly pleasing to the eye, 
although not bright in colour, and look rather like Spice 
Finches (of which I have none). The illustration of Hybrid 
Spice-fmch x Rengalese in Mr. Page's book is the nearest 
thing to them imaginable*. 
They have very dark to almost black heads, light- 
coloured breasts deeply mottled like the Spice bird, with the 
beak of the Tri-coloured Mannikin. 
The young were fed on the usual seed, Indian, white 
and spray millet, canary seed and mealworms, the first and 
last being the favourites. 
*ThiR comparison ma\- he trup of a black and white illustration 
but it is not true of them as to colour, for the brown areas in Mr. 
Bainbridfre's hybrids are strongly suffused with cinnamon in parts and are 
darker about the head than the Spice X Bengalese hybrids, though we 
agree witli Mr. Bainbridge, that as to form, distribution of dark and 
light areas, ;ind the scaling of the undcrparts, the two hybrids are 
similar, but there the similarity ends, the hues of the browns being 
quite different, having seen both hybrids we are able to make the dis- 
tinction . — Ed . 
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Editorial. 
The Prospkct: This we can say but little about in 
such critical times; we can but hint hopes and desires. It 
will be apparent to all that the year will be an onerous one 
for the club's officials, yet the outlook is faced in the full 
assurance that they will have the utmost support one and all 
can give; if so, even though our scope and extent may be re- 
stricted, we shall be al)le to write success as the result. 
We propose to go forward much on past lines, but 
invite suggestions as to new features and methods that may best 
realise our aims, viz.: mutual help and the gathering together 
of reliable data concerning the species kept in captivity. 
In such times, with so many serving the colours, we 
