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The Spice Finch {Mimia piinclulald) has again been .suc- 
cessfully bred in my aviary, one young bird being reared ; the 
previous occasion being in 1905. 
The Bengalese have successfully reared a few young 
birds. 
CockaTEELS (^Calopsittacus novce-hollandi^') have been very 
prolific, quite a number being fully reared. 
Saffron Finches {Sycalis flaveola) have only brought a 
few pairs to maturity. 
Zebra Finches (^Tceniopyoia casiajiotis) have also been 
prolific and there are now a good number of young birds in full 
adult plumage. 
Waxbills have been very disappointing; Orange-cheeks, 
St. Helena and Grey, have all built nesls and laid clutches of 
eggs, but no young have been reared. 
The Dominican Cardinals {Paroaria larvatd) have never 
fully reared their young, though a good many are hatched out ; 
they appear to get tired of feeding and the young are found dead, 
either in the nest or on the ground beneath [a pretty general 
experience. — Ed.] 
A Hybrid has also been reared, and I am rather doubtful 
as to its actual parentage ; it is either a Spice Finch Bengalese 
or Spice Finch + Black-headed Nun. I think it must be the 
former, as for several years they have nested atid occupied the 
same box, but I never knew of any eggs being laid, neither have 
I at any time seen the Nun accept attentions from any bird. The 
total length of the hybrid is 4A inches, it has a thick slate-coloured 
beak, exactly like that of the Nun, but is more the size and shape 
of the Bengalese ; the head and throat are black, merging into 
chestnut brown ; breast speckled (or scaled), white with blackish- 
brown crescentic markings; tail black; four flight feathers in 
each wing pure white; sides of body speckled similarly to the 
breast. I send herewith a few feathers which may help to 
identify it. 
[I luive examined llie feallier.s .sent, and wlnle tlie black head, tail, and 
rnsset brown featliers of the side.s of body rallier point to the Nun liaving a 
share in its parentage; nevertheless, I think there can be little doubt that 
it is Spice Finch -\- Bengalese. Tlie markings, etc., of the hybrid are 
almost similar to a pair I possess, and also to our esteemed member Mr. 
