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witli tlie Jays, though the Redheads were hy no mear s encouraged, to 
put it mihily. Finally the Jays were beaten o£f with my help and the 
mean hangers-on softly and silently vanished away. I happen to 
know that these Tickells preserved their young from bird marauders, 
because I took the young myself about a week later ; it was about the 
most carefully hidden nest T have ever seen. I have felt mean about 
it ever since when I've thought of it - e.-^pecially as the j'oungsters 
died young To serve the ends of justice (and to round off the yarn) 
I should have at once found and taken the young of the Redheads, and 
left the gallant Tickells alone. Forbye I wanted the Redheads the 
more. 
The yoar before one of our men brought mc in a young one, as 
usual, at it's last gasp ; it's two companions had succumbed the 
previous day. It only lived about ten minutes so I count my first 
acquaintance irom the disgraceful incident related above. Our little 
men generally bring in things too late and I have had to make it a 
lule to refuse either young birds or eggs. A man once brought me in 
a nice setting of phea.sant eggs (probably Kalijj and I had gone some 
way in my arrangements for a broody hen before the man informed me 
that they were liaid set and had been taken ten days before; he had 
tried one for breakfast on taking them. 
These birds seem to frequent highest trees as much as low 
Inislies. A i)rief description is very difficult. Mead chestnut ; upper 
parts olive brown ; rump ashy ; under parts fulvous. The feathers 
On the neck and mantle have crescentic black marks near the ends, 
those on the throat and breast have similar marks and whitish tips, 
giving a very handsome effect which is heightened by these parts 
having a golden sheen on them, 'J'he wing is highly coloured, con- 
taining golden-red, yellow, slaty blue, and chestnut, r^ength 1 1 inches, 
tail 4.8. 
[ To be continued.^ 
Editorial. 
Nesting Notes : Mr. wiiif ord has the following species 
busily engagetl in the duties of incubation in his natural aviaries : 
Silver-eared Mesias, Tri-colour and Common Parrot Finches, 
Gouldian Finches, Ruficaudas, and many others building. 
Painted Finches (EmMeina picta) Mr. Willford has 
two young of this species on the wing and is I believe the fortun- 
ate aviculturist to first breed this beautiful species in this country. 
