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Correspondence . 
THE NESTING OF PEKIN ROBINS. 
Sir. — You will be interested to learn that last August I came 
very near having some Pekin Robins hatched out. The old birds 
built a deep cup-shaped nest, somewhat like a Whitethroat's, in a Box 
bush, in the out-door aviary. Three eggs were laid and closely incu- 
bated for ten days ; on the llth day one egg had disappeared, the two 
remaining ones also disappeared, one each morning. This was 
disappointing as the eggs were fertile. I fancy the old birds ate them, 
though there were no signs of their having done so. 
W. T. Rogers. 
BREEDING YELLOW BUDGERIGARS FROM GREEN PARENTS, Sc. 
Sir. — In response to your enquiry, in the course of your remarks 
on Mr. Willford's aviaries in November Bird Notes re Green Budger- 
igars producing young of the yellow variety, it may be of interest if I 
relate a similar occurrence in my aviary this year. 
My aviary was completed last February and I turned in two 
pairs of Green Budgerigars — T have never possessed the yellow variety. 
After several abortive attempts each pair successfully brought up a brood 
and now four fine young birds are flying about the aviary, one of 
which is a pure yellow, with dark eyes, the undulating marks of the 
plumage being very faint and indistinct. I am unable to say whether 
my adult pairs were pure bred Greens, but they appear so. 
I was much interested in Mr. Mathias' article on the " Breeding 
of Passerine Parrakeets, and it may interest him to hear that the odd 
cock I procured from him has been out of doors ever since I received 
it from him, and up to the present (December .SOth) it is apparently 
very fit and vigorous. M. J. Flannery. 
SEXUAL DISTINCTIONS OF BLACK LORIES. 
Sir. — Tn reply to your enquiry, I make out that the sexual 
distinction in the Black Lories is as follows : Tlie hen has a slightly 
brighter eye than the cock, in both tliere is a thin ring round the 
pupil, this is of a bright brown colour in the cock, and golden in the 
hen. The dilTerenne is vcrv slight 1)nt quite marked when the two are 
contrasted. F. J. Brook. 
MEMBERS' GATHERINGS. 
Sir, — Do you tliink it could be arnuiged tor as iiiany of our 
members as care to do so, to meet, say. the first Wednesday in 
February, April, .July and October (or any other date as might be 
arranged) at the Zoo, about a.m., to be shown over the ])ird 
houses, &c., and we should be aljle to compare experiences, etc. 
