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Correspondence. 
binding, Init thorr is plenty ol' ])roniise ; of course realisation is a 
ililTfrnil miittn-. \v\ whilr tlni-r is nolhini: dofinitc di)in!^ as yet, there 
is ir, lie!, that interests me . 
Tlie ()riiiii;-e-Ii^ ailril i in 1 1 li iiih i s i ]' // 1 rl/ii In i r// / li ran plmla ) have 
iiraii'.- linishi'd a in'st in an a|]|ile t rre giaiwiii!;' against, the back wall. 
The nrst is similar tu tliat nl' uui' Knglish liullie. a lew very thin 
twigs am' then roDts on toj) ; they have not linnl it yet — they are in 
beantil'ul eonilition and I hopr will lay soon. 
I'amit Finches \ Erilllrnird psil Iucki ) liave Imilt a. nest and 
are nov\ steadily incubating a clutch ot eggs. This is the first lime this 
species has gone to nost properly with me so I hope a brood will ho 
duly I'cared . 
'I'hi' (^)uail Finehes (Or/ /p/n.tpizd })fili/Z())i(i) have gone to nPst in 
Ihr sami ijosiiiiin a-; last Vv'ar, but have eonstrueted a, miuh better m'nl, 
very widl hidden and th<' entrance covered by a big laund leaf, which 
the.y hav( managvd som.dmw to place there and turn si(hnvays-u]i ; the 
leal' was fiat on the ground at first. 
Melba Pinches (Pytclia mcUxi \ have young in the nest, but 
it remains to be .seen if they will be reared, as these birds have hatched 
out several tiuK's without attaining complete success in past seasons. 
A Magpie Mannikin has mated up with a T\\o -coloured Afannikin 
a.iid have nested, anil 1 fancy there are 3-oung in th<' nest, as the full 
ineiibation period has passed, and th<'y still k"ep to the nest. 
Masked Cxrassfinches {Pocphila pcrsaiKiln >. L.T. Grassfinches (P. 
(icitlicaiida ). Diamond Finches (Sti (/(inopleiiru ipiU'ilii i, Jiufieauda Finch- 
es {Bdlliilda rufxauda), Cherry Finches {Acgii/tJui.s iiiodista), Bicheno's 
Finches {Sti- t.pfcra h'chctwvl), Cuban Finches (Phoniparn ranora). Bluo- 
breasted Waxbills. <'tc ., are all incubating. Others, such as: Aurora 
Finehes (Pyi-'lia plio( nicopt ra K Indigo Buntings {C//(uiospi~o eyrniea), 
Pileated Finches. Goldfinches (f'ardiiilix eh (pins ), etc., are justi starting 
operations. Siberian Bullfinches . hav.' a nest, a very handsome one, ap- 
parently- comjilete, but they are still busy with it. 
Green Cardinals t Gi(b( matrix cri^tata) nest 'd and laid a clutch 
of iow: eggs, which they incubatsd for a week when they jiulled the nest 
to pieces- and built anoth-r (quite a nice one i in a fn'sh place, thi'n 
during a \rry cold and frosty spoil vv^hich followed, I lost vhe hen 
from, egg-binding, unfortuiuit(dy not limliiig her in time for remedial 
measures to be of no avail. 
The Indian Greenfim hes I f'Jti i/-<o)i/'tris spinoidrx i have show<'d 
sigm: of nesting for the first time. Th<'y commencc'd a n<'st in ihc 
shelter-shed, but have siiiee drojiped into moult. 
Pink-browed Eosefinches {Prnpasmr rhodochroiis) are showing 
signs of starting too, in fact all the birds .s~how signs of the nuptial season. 
Mj' Doves are all busy : Violet, Phimcd Ground, Eed Mountain, 
Peaceful, Neeklaecd, and Bar-shouldered are all incubating ilutehes of 
ego's. It has been a matter of surprise to me what a I'arge structure the 
Masked (Cape) Doves have piled up. 
The Little Collared Finches have also constructed a nest ; they 
