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Correspondence. 
the present time have been with me for periods varying from five to 
ten years. 
Errata. The Wryneck. Mr. F. Howe writes me that he 
has been misprinted in his article in December issue of B.N. He gave 
the call note as kek-kek-kek-iiek and not " keki-keki-keki-keki " as 
printed. 
Correspondence. 
LATE BREEDING OF BLACK CHEEK LOVE BIRDS. 
Sir. — It may he of interest to you to know that I now have (Dec. 
22) two young Black Hheeked Love Birds flying about, just able to feed 
themselves. The parents have been trying to breed all the spring but 
without success. There is another hen sitting on two or three eggs. 
The Black Oheeks have hatched several young birds which died on 
coming out of nest or learnng to fly. They fed on millet, canary seed, 
spray millet, and oats, and green stuff G. B. Wright. 
A RARE ACQUISITION. 
Sir. — In reply to your enquiries, — The Tickell's Flycatcher 
{Cyoniis tickelli) was sent me last week by Mr. Galloway, of Reading, 
who states that it has moulted with him ; it is a cock bird and a good 
songster ; as regards the latter it has not yet favoured us with a per- 
formance. 
The bird is similarly shaped to, but slightly smaller than, an 
English Robin. The colour of the head, back and tail, being very 
dark blue ; the wings are blue, suffused with a brownish tinge ; throat 
and breast pale orange, toning olT to pale lemon on the abdomen. 
Large and lustrous black eyes, black beak, and light coloured legs and 
feet. 
I ain sending this description, but if our bird is a cock it does 
not agree with that given by Gates in the " Fauna of Brit India " 
(copy of which I quote below) ; either the bird is immature, or has 
lost his red breast in the moult in this country, as the Nonpareil 
Bunting does, or it is a hen. 
He is very active, darting all about his cage and has a peculiar 
way when excited of flicking his tail up, spreading it out like a fan, 
and lowering it quite slowly. 
Diet : He gets Galloway's " Life Mixture " and about six meal- 
worms per day. 
