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last time, as I never saw him after that ; the female raised her 
last brood alone. 
Frovi " Bird Lore''' July and August, 1909. 
Breeding Pin-tailed Whydahs ( Vidua p7i?icipalis) : 
On another page is an account of Mrs. Anningson's success in 
breeding tliis species. I do not know of any actual record of its 
having been previously bred in this country, though the late Herr. 
Wiener states in his book "it is said to have been bred," but this 
is very vague and indefinite and if nothing more authentic can 
be found Mrs. Anningson will be entitled to the record. 
Hybrids: If any member knows of any instance of the 
undermentioned crosses having been previous reared in captivity, 
will they kindly inform me of same of once? 
White-headed Mannikin X Cutthroat. 
Nutmeg Fincli X Bronze Mannikin. 
Crushed Hopes : From a recent letter I gather, that Mr. 
Mathias' hopes of rearing Blue-breasted Waxbills and Cordon 
Bleus were dashed to the ground, by that terrible storm of wind 
and rain on October 15th ; the felting along one side of the aviary 
was displaced and the rain beat in and soaked the box in which 
the hen was incubating her eggs — .she sat bravely through it all, 
though the nest was quite sodden ; the birds with their nest box 
were removed to a cage — they very naturally deserted — there were 
four eggs, one broken, two infertile and one containing a young 
chick. Though accounted delicate neither of them appear any 
the worse for their rough experience. 
Correspondence, 
A FERTILE HYBRID. 
Sir, — I saw yesterday a bird which interested me greatly, 
as it was the first instance I had actually verified of the progeny 
of a fertile hybrid. 
A hybrid Dove, between a Turtle Dove and a Ring Dove 
was the father. This bird bears many of the markings of l)otli 
parents and has the hooked beak of the Turtle Dove. It paired 
