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The following are incnhatin.y clutches of va^a : Black- 
clu^eked Lovebirds, Passerine Parrakeets, Zebra and Oranffe-cheek 
Waxbills, Green Avadavats, Saffron Fi!ich(>s, Cutthroats, Lon^-tail 
(Jrassf inches, Budgerigars, and Cockateels. 
The following are nesting but had not got as far as eggs at 
time of writing : Stanley, Pileated, and Red-rnnip Parrakeets. 
Whttr-KYES (Zostcopx pnlpehro.fn) : A pair of this inter- 
esting species has l)uilt a tyi^ical nest with short bits of teazed 
string — the position they have chosen as a site for tlieir nest is an 
exposed one — to look at, it might be the nest of a wild hii-d. I 
had better quote this interesting account in full : 
■' Oil A\m\ lltli. T s:iw tliom pullin<ir at an end of string and watched. 
" In tiie shelter, (luitc low, about 2i ft. from the ground, I found a sort of 
" lihn below a bare liorizontal fork of medlar. I gave assistance in teazing 
" out ends of string into their finest fibres and .suiyplied fine roots (not 
'■ used). On the l"2tli, the thing was a distinct nest and looked practically 
" tinislied by the evening of the 13th — apparently nothing was done on the 
"' 14th, but at 7 a.m. on the l,^)tli the hen was sitting off and on, but there 
"were no eggs~on the 18th thej' were busily engaged in incubating a 
" clutch of three eggs. Both sexes assisted in the construction of the nest, 
" but I cannot definitely state whether both assist in the duties of incuba- 
" tion." 
They were still sitting close on the 27th when the letter 
was mailed. It will be of great interest if these are reared, and 
our esteemed member will record his observations. 
Blue-crowned Hanging Parrakeets : Capt. Perreau 
has three pairs of these engaging and beautiful little birds, and all 
three are showing indications of going to nest — the hens are 
carrying nesting material — small stuff seems to be tucked under 
the feathers of the lower throat, and the larger stuff under the 
feathers of the rump and upper tail-coverts. 
Correspondence. 
Sir. — Please state the best foods, etc., for White-crested Laughing Jay 
Thrush, and White-throated ditto. Is the following diet all right ? — Soft 
food (nuts, which they love), banana and live food, mealworms, dried flies, 
and ants' eggs. In all the vol's, of liird Azotes there is no mention of feeding 
these birds. (Mrs.) E. WARREN VERNON. 
[Possibly the diet has not V)een given for these two species alone, but 
I am of the opinion that the diet for the group has been given in " B.N." 
(but I am writing from memory). However, all the items Mrs. Warren 
Vernon names can be given the diet may be briefly summed up as follows : 
