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out— the young avv being fed by their pai'ents on mice, voung 
chickens iind small Spari-ows, and so far a])pear to 1)0 thriving, 
liotli pai'cnts hrood tlie young. 
Zebra Finches, Bengalesc. Spice Birds, Red-lioaded 
Finclics, and various (.Jrasshnches ai'o nesting in many aviaries. 
N. S. Lucas has iwo pairs of Fii'clinclies nesting. 
Ml'. .v. Hainliridge has youn^.;- Zebra, Diamond, and Red- 
headed Finches in the nest and on the wini;-. Indian ^^'hite- 
eyes liavc: lialchcd out but. failed to rear, and the Australian 
White-eyes are api)arently incubating. Scaly-crowneJ Finches 
are keeping up the I'cputation of last season, building Jiest 
after nest, Avitli an occasional rhitcdi of ei;gs, Imt fail to I'cach 
an} definite I'csult. 
In the aviaries of L. I^ovell-Keays ovei' of) jier 
( eid . of the mated ])aii's citlicr have young, or arc incubating, 
or nesting: \^■hen we last hcai'd (May "Jlst) tireen .Avada\als, 
Mexican Ros(dinche.s, Magi)ie Mannikins, l)iamon(i Doves, Red 
Rosella Parrakeets, and Peach-faced Lovehiiils were feeding 
young; and (."irecii Cardinals (a eggs), \'ir,i;inian Cardinals ( ;S 
cgg.s), Firefinches and ci'oss-niated Long-tailed and .Masked 
Grassfinches were incubating. The Pekin Robins have nestetl 
ami laid, but also eaten their two eggs. The atiove is only a 
partial account. 
.Just on tlie point of going to press we learn that in 
Mr. Shoi'e Rally's aviaries, young of the Black Seed-Finch 
{Mclopi/rrha nigra) ai'C on the wiiii;', AA"c do not thiidc this 
species has l)een previously bred in ea|)tivity, we lio])e to 
publish a detailed account in our ne.Kt issue. Thei'e .are also 
young of the following si^ecies independent of thidr parents; 
Alexandrine and Rosella Parrakeets, and Sulphury Seed -eaters; 
Diamond, Necklace, and Bronze-wing Doves. 
The foregoing indicates that the season pi'omises well, 
at any rate in cci'tain aviaries. 
L.M. Ti;i;].<)AH HosriTAL Aviai!1j;s: W'c tender siiu'crc 
thanks for the following gifts; 1 Cockateel, and 1 Red-crested 
Cardinal, presented by R. S. de Q. (Juincey, Esq. 
Ekkata: 
Page 113, line 2'd, for " ulbocristalua " read al- 
bicrisiaius. 
