142 Correspondence. 
far as young ones again, but they did not bother to rear them. I won- 
der if they ever will . 
Grassfinches. The attempt to breed from the hybrid Long- 
tailed Grassfinch X Parson Finch cock and a Long-tailed Grassfinch hen 
never came to anything. 
Gouldian Finches (Poephila gonldiae). We had a pair of Yel- 
low-heads, but the cock, as already recorded, died almost at once, and 
the hen, though she lived some little time, never got really fit and 
ultimatelj- followed him. This variety does not seem to be nearly so 
strong as the Black -headed or Red -headed, but perhaps they were 
unhealthy specimens . 
I do not think wc have lo.st any Gouldian Finches, except 
those imported last year, and not many of those — about six 
in all. That is to say those imported in 1912, and those bred in 
1!)12, also those bred last season (1913) are all well — in tact they 
seem fairly established now. Those bred last season — 12 in number 
— were mostly from the aviary -bred ones of 1912. 
Diamond Sparrows {Stcganoplcura guttata). These have jiested 
freely and had about eight young ones, which have died off in a most 
disappointing way. 
Euficauda Finches (Bathilda ru f icanda ) . ^^'ith tluve there ha. 
been no result, tluaigh nests have been built and eggs laid. 
E. 8. DE Q. QUINCEY 
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Post Mortem Reports. 
Vide Nideiy {See Paije iii ofCurer.) 
iVo«c to hand at time of going to prcas. — Eu. 
