Pos^l Morle7ii Reports. 305, 
ca!iie lo-'t'lre' cfliicJnsloii thai he was an inmiatiire P. argoondah just coming 
into adult ])luuia<»e, especially as he had the light hrick-red throat of the 
latter species. These two Indian liush Quails are very closely related, but 
inhabit very different localities, the Jungle Bush Quail being found in thick 
jungle and broken ravines, while tlie Rock Bush Quail favours open stony 
plains ; where the dlie found you may look in vain for the other. They 
both lie very' close and tlien get np with a startling whirr of wings and 
vanisli with remarkable rapidity in all directions, though seldoiii flving to 
any great distance. Beiiig poor table birds they are chiefly valued by the 
natives for their figliling qualities, which have to be seen' to be realised. I 
liave kept mine in a small heated aviary and I think this quite the best 
method, because in an outdoor aviary with any cover all Quails are 
invisible, and in a cage they simply mope. In this diminutive aviary, with 
a floor-space of onlv eight feet by twelve, they are ceaselessly active, playing 
hide and seek amongst the bamboo-clumps, burrowing with prodigious 
energy iii,tq the lpo.se earth and preening each others feathers like a pair of 
IV^annilijin.s. J^. ai }^o.ondah \^ quite as common a bird in its own country as 
P. asiatica, but it does not seem lo have been so frequent:y imported. 
\V. K. T. 
Ipost riDortcin IRcpoits. 
(Vide Pules). 
Hov replies by post, a fee of 2/6 must l>r sent ; tliis regulation will not be broken under 
any condition. 
Cock WurH; JavA Sparrow. (Miss Brickwood). Cause of death, pneumonia. 
Young Budgerigar. (Miss E. Brooksbanks). Cause of death, enteritis. 
Hen Bearded Tit. (W. E. Teschemaker). Cause of death, iufl.immation 
of bowel^.^, , . 
Cock Madagascar Wkavpzr. (H. V. Johnson). Cause of death, pneumonia. 
Aiis7vered by posl : 
E. J. Ihook. O. Millsuni. 
Eady Pennant. • B. Hollins. 
Miss Bousfield. 
H. Gray, M.R.C.V.S. 
Just on going to press we learn that our esteemed member, Mrs. K. 
I,eslie Miller, lias iiecome the fortunate possessor of a Tickell's I' lycatcher ; 
a descripiion of which will^ appear in our next issue. 
