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Good and Bad Points in Mi/ Arl/irips. 
a hen Nocklaccfl T)nvo, that T thoiig-htlc^sly introduced into 
his breeding- ((uarters. and tlic same liird nearly isi'lcil a rock 
Bronzc-nock Dove, although in this (•as(> I am Iwiund lo aihiiit 
that the lattei- was the aggressor; in fact he tiie (,>uail a 
"dog's lii'e " lor a couple of months before tlie lattei- was able 
to master liini. Doves are generally, but not always, .very 
quarrelsome with tluMr own kind. I have found it inipossihle 
to keep two breeding paiis of Diamond Doves in the same 
enclosure, and these are, F tliiid<, the least pugnacious of all 
Doves — I like to have a pair of this jn-etty species in each 
aviary. As a rule the larger Doves take no notice of them, 
but in one ease last summer a jiaii- of Necklace Doves attacKe(l 
and neai'ly killed a pair. It is very important with all Doves 
to see that the young are removed as .soon as they can fend 
for themselves, as shf)uld their ])ai-ents go to nest again, ilu.'y 
are very likely to peek them to deatii. The large \\'eavei'.s 
are also occasionally troul>lesome with other birds, moi'e especi- 
ally by frightening them when nesting. I have nevei- had one 
actually commit murdei- in my aviaiies, but I heai'd onlv last 
week of one which in an Isle of Wight aviary had killed six 
or seven smaller Weavers. I find Weavers rather destructive 
to plant life, as besides pulling up anything green wiiich they 
consider useful for nest building, they have a habit of nipping 
off the leaves of privet, etc. 
In stocking aviaries I think the best results are at- 
tained by making the series in each enclosure as varied as 
possible, and I am givhig a list of the species placed for 
breeding in each of minie, as 1 think this may be of inteiest 
at any rate to beginners in aviculture. Of course, if, after 
all, certain of the birds will not agree with their fellow cap- 
tives, they must be separated or the end will be tragic. 
To be cont)7iued. 
♦ 
My Little Owls (Athene nocUia). 
By The Makquis uv Tavistock. 
Of the four birds which owe to artificial inti'oduction ])y 
human agency their present status as well -established British 
species, the latest addition, the Little Owl^ has eei'tainly made 
most enemies. 
It has been denounced foi- killing 3'oung Pheasants and 
