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Correspondence . 
Siic rrlii .c il 1.1 i>.in with a cock Goklllncli , vvlii. Ii u.i^ in ihc n uirV. 
1 ihink Uiu (A)uldians' record is ic maikablc ilu- s imc lieu hilly icare 1 
thirlccr. young last year. I only keep a few birds. 
Ashmansvvoilh, 25/ii/'is. BERNARD C. THtJMASSET. 
[The ;:bo\x- niusl almost conititulf , il it is not an actual vci onl tor 
a singh- pair oi Gouldian Finches, it once mure proves the truth of liow 
fortunate (.me i> when one happens to secure ,i breeding pair ! Wi- arc sure 
it would piovc ol interest to our readers if Mr. Thomasset would kindly 
dcs.ciibc his aviary anu give full details of treatment and also the doings 
of the Gouldian Finches duiing both seasons. We congratulate him on nis 
success.— F.ii.] 
BEEEUlNCi OF THE BEARDED REEDLIXG JN CAPTIVITY. 
Sir, — In reply to your letter it is quite correct tlial 1 have bred the Bearded 
Tit here on several occasions, and a good many of tl:eui. It is also true that the 
Aviary here is a large one, measuring about 46 yards long by about 15 yards wide, 
We made an artificial pond and planted reeds and rushes, iSic. making it as natural 
as possible, hut, the birds are entirely dependent on most regular attendance, which 
they have had, and when there are young ones, liave to be fed several times during 
the day, because, although the place has been made as natural as possible, the little 
amount of natural food would be no g(«)d at all, as though it is a large place 
/«a«/y other birds are kept and many have bred. Whatever may be the decision of those 
in authority, I shall, I ain afraid, always be conceited enough to consider that I 
was the first to breed the Bearded Tit, and in atptivil;/. 
The following birds have bred in the .same place in addition to Bearded Tits . 
Ruffs and Reeves, Pekin Nightingales, Foreign Doves, Goldfinclies, Redpolls, 
Bib Finches, Silverbills, Waxbills, Zebra Finches (in an inner enclosure), Siskins. 
Tring, December lltb, 1915. RICHARDSON CARE. 
[The above is Mr. Carr's courteous reply to certain specific questions which 
we put to him, and certainly is., as he claims, " breeding in captirittf 'according to 
present rules No medal can be awarded for this event, as the initial success occurred, 
we believe, more than two years ago. — El).] 
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Birds of the Jhelum District 
and an Ornithological Diary from the Punjab. 
By H. WiiLSTLKii, I. p., M.B.O.U. 
(Continued from page 322). 
December 27.— When shooting my way back from Kanian to Otu, I observed 
a nest on the top of a tall Kikur tree, from wliiclr an Eagle 
flew disturbed by the noise of our guns. I sent a man up to 
investigate and he reported that the large stick aest, lined 
with coarse grass, contained 3 eggs. As it was necessary to 
ascertain the exact species of Eagle I sent the party on and 
laid Up in the neighbourhood of the nest ; it was not long 
