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Birds of ike Jlielutn District. 
December 13th.— Found a party of Black-winged Stilts {Himantopus can- 
(lidiis) feeding in a village pond, and three Cream-coloured 
Coursers {Ciirsoriiis gal/iciis) feeding on waste sandy ground 
by another village. 
A Wryneck seen. Also a very big flock of Rose-coloured 
Pastors {Pastor roscus) which are at present scarce in these 
parts though numerous enough as close as Hissar. 
{To be con(inued). 
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Editorial. 
Nesting Notes: We think it will be of general inter- 
est to once more indicate what measure of success has attended 
our members' efforts to breed the feathered occupants of their 
aviaries, of course excluding those already recorded in the 
form of articles or letters in the Correspondence section of the 
Club Journal. 
Indian White-eye {Zosterops palpebrosa) : In Lieut. 
Bainbridge's aviaries, after nesting and hatching out, but failing 
to rear on at least two occasions this season, one young bird 
is now on the wing and quite independent of its parents. Here 
also fifteen Zebra P^inches, two Diamond Sparrows, and quite 
a flock of Red-headed Finches {Atnadina erythrocephala) have 
been fully reared. 
Blue Tanagers (Tanagra episcopus): In June is- 
sue of " B.N. " we recorded Mrs. Speaker's success with this 
species. The same pair of birds have again nested and 
hatched out three young, one only of which was fully reared. 
On August loth there was a fledgeling in the nest, five days 
old, as the result of their third attempt. 
Yellow-winged Sugar-bird {Coereba cyanea) : In 
Miss Chawner's aviary a pair of this lovely species built a 
nest and deposited therein a clutch of eggs, but refused to in- 
cubate. Yellow-rumped Serins also nested, but the eggs were 
infertile. Pekin Robins hatched out but failed to rear. Indigo 
Buntings have built a nest, but have not yet got as far as 
eggs. Eagle-Owls have one young bird fully reared, and a 
number of young Zebra Finches are on the wing. 
Crested Black Buntings (Metop/ius mclanicterus): 
This species has never, we think, attempted to nest in captivity 
before. In Mr. de Q, Quincey's aviary 3, pair has nested 
