(jnr}'eftpo7rdence. 
[Wriiing from memory, we think, only a single young bird of 
this spcoie.5 lias been fully reareil in captivity, and, strangely enough, 
tlii.-i bird was r<>ared in a cage of about the same size as Afiss Pecfdie- 
Waddeli's in \\v Parrot House at the London Zoo; thus the coiidil ions 
were the same. The dietary was milksop and fruit — this young bird 
still lives and is p':!rfect, save that the mantle is rather thinly feathered. 
TIhi'^ have been many attempts in aviaries and bird-rooms by many 
pairs of birds and in som(^ instances under the most favourable condition.-),; 
but all have fallen short of actual success. It 'is difficult to assign any 
defini',/' rea on for the failure, though one may remark that captive birds 
often fai' with their first nest, but achieve full success later, and we 
hope this will \n the case with Miss Peddie-Waddell's pair. — Ed.]. 
REARING BLACK-CHEEKED LOVEBIRDS BY HANTD. 
Sir. — It may be of interest if I slate that I have succeeded in 
hand-rearing the two young Black-cheeks, which were forsaken by their 
parents. They are now quite tame and very fine birds. 
They had no feathers at all v.'hcn forsaken and looked awful . I 
fed them from the first out of a tea-spoon, just pouring the food down 
their throats. The first food was very sloppy and consisted mostly of 
Osborni biscuits, mixed with crushed wheat — varied with soaked "Uvee.o '" 
and (lushed wheat — later still anything came in nice and was enjoyjd, 
take or eggs so long as it was slopjiy — they soon learned to feerl theni- 
s< Ives fron; the dish. 
The most difficult part was keeping the right temperaturi', they 
were generally either too hot or too cold — I tept them in a basket on 
the bath-room cylinder, and fed them late and early, commencing in the 
mo: nine' ahoni (i o'eloek . The^- w re a t"riil]le lot of 'rouble :if lirst, 
but have rej]aid one ; their chief pleasure now is s.dling on and nibbling 
at one's fing<'rs . 
It may also be of interest to stat« Ithat I have a j'oung Greeli 
I'.uilgi i igar. quito blur, undcrvmih, I hope it will remain so after the 
moult. (Mrs.) ELEANOR CARTWR H UIT. 
"W aken/ld, August 22, 1914. 
AVIARY NOTES— 1914. 
Sir, — If the following notes are of siiflieient interest please publish . 
M.VGPip; Mannikin : Five jyoung in July, but all met an untimely 
death after after leaving the nest ; a Shama believed to be the ciilpri* . 
A second brood of four are all fending for themselves. 
Vi()]jKT-E \RKD Waxbill : The first clutch of eggs were infertile, 
of the second clutch, three chicks were duly hatched, but only survived 
a few days. Thoy promp'tly went to nest again and laid a clutch of 
five eggs, three or four of which have hatched out, the young at time 
of writing are three days old and doing well. 
Si i.VKK-E M!i;d Me.sia : These appear to have plaj'cd at house- 
keeping all through the summer until now, when! I discover in a laurel 
biksh a splendid natural nest with three eggs set. 
There have been other successes of minor importance. 
Tollbridge, 30/8/'14. G. SCOTT-FREELAXD. 
