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had to remove tlie male and two of the young, allowing the 
female to rear tlie remaining two. 
In the antnnin, just at the time wlien the adult male was 
resuming his yellow breast colour, I parted with the old pair to 
one of our members who wanted something for exhibition pur- 
poses but, I regret to say, they turned out badly. The cock died 
and the young cock I sent to replace him never came into colour 
besides proving quite untameable. I understand however, that 
another of our members has purchased and bred from the young 
pair. 
Of the four Himalayan species I obtained from Capt. 
Perreau, only this and Jerdon's Accentor proved easy to breed. 
The Himalayan Siskin, a beautiful little bird, has not nested and 
I have not as yet been able to obtain a hen Pink-browed Rose- 
finch. 
Pelzeln's Saffron Finch {^Sycalis pelzelni) : This is a 
smaller bird than the Common Saffron Finch and the hen is grey 
not yellow. It is very hard}^, a free breeder and has a pleasing 
song. Altogether, one would call it a most desirable species — 
yet I found it impossible to find a good home for mine at the end 
of the nesting season and had finally to let them go, much to my 
annoyance, to the trade. The beautiful eggs (reproduced in the 
photo of actual size) are riciily spotted with dark chocolate. 
The young closely resemble the female and very soon forage for 
themselves, whilst the young cocks begin to warble almost as 
soon as they leave the nest. For a cage, an indoor flight or a 
small out-door aviary it would be hard to find a better bird than 
Pelzeln's Safi'ron Finch. 
