Biccdiiifj Iia.\uHn in Mi/ Aviaries {Fiance). 
pebbles of dry cartli round tlio rim— ^but in both cases the 
presence of these objects, struck lue as accidental. Small 
pellets of lish -bones are sometimes present. 
The eggs are of the typical Slerna type, the ground 
colour varying from greenish grey to buff, spotted and blotched 
with daik brown and pale inky i)uri)lish. They are laid in 
April and May. 
The measui'ement of 25 eggs yield the following results : 
Length from 3 J. 7 to 44.7 mms. 
Breadth from 2'J.l to 32.. 'j mms. 
Average dimensions 4 2.. 5 x 31.1 mms. 
{To he eoHtinaed) . 
♦ 
Breeding Results in My Aviaries (France). 
By E. Uodky. 
According to promise 1 am sending you the following 
record of results in my aviaries during the year 1913. 
Young biids fully reared : — 
7 Blcediiig-hfart rigeoiis {Phlogotncs cruadala ), from two pairs. 
3 iudiar. Green Doves {Chalcophaps chrysochlora ) . 
5 Australian. Crested Pigeons {Ocyphaps lo'pliotcs), from two pairs, 
but they have suceessfull}' incubated some eggs and fully 
reared the young of Bleeding-heart Pigeons. 
3 Zebra Doves {Gcopdia striata). 
4 Kosella Parrakects (Flalycercus cxiiiiiiis), the large red species 
imported from Tasmania . 
5 Cockateels {Calopsiiiacus novac-Jiollandiac) . 
25 Yellow Budgerigars {Mdopsillacus undulatus, v. luteiis). 
IG Green-Blue Budgerigars : from four cf Blue Budgerigars mated wilh 
three 9 tJi'een, and one Q pale Yellow. The young arc very 
nice shapely birds, longer and much moie elegant in shape than 
the ordinary form, They are all of the same shade of colour, 
a beautiful light green with blue retlcx. 
7 White Java Sparrows {Munia oryzivora v. alba). 
2 Black-headed Siskins {Chrysomitris ictcrica). 
G Kuficauda and Diamond Finches . 
Blue Budgerigars {Melopsitiacus undulatus v. caemleus) . 
I regret to have to record failure with this lovely variety, 
I istarted with four pairs and lost all the hens from egg-lnnd- 
ing. and as I could not get other hens I have mated the cocks 
with Green and Y'ellow hens as already stated. I think, as 
Mr. Millsum says in January Bird Notes, that it is wrong to 
