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Editorial. 
fascinating hol>l)y of Foreign Bird Keeping. We would re- 
spectfully urge that the following details be given as fully 
as possible in all contributions to our pages: — 
Whether kept in cage or aviary, and if the latter, whether 
it contains living shrubs, trees, etc. 
Diet and treatment under normal conditions, and if a breeding 
record the food the young were reared on. 
All breeding records should seek to give the following details — 
Colour of eggs (this can often be obtained by watching 
for the ejected shells after incubation is complete) and 
number of clutch. 
Period of incubation. 
Methods of feeding the young, with their dietary. 
Age at which the fledgelings leave the nest. 
Nestling plumage — Age and' manner f)y which adult p'lumage 
is attained. 
We should also esteem it highly if contril)utors residing 
abroad who kindly supply us with " Field Notes " of the 
birds of their locality, would give the diet of the species 
they descril)e in their native haunts, and also the diet they 
have found successful with any of the species which they 
have kept in captivity. 
We are fully aware tliat many contriljutors fear re- 
peating themselves — we think this fear may well be dis- 
missed, and the fact admitted that articles cannot he loo 
cowprehcnsive. 
Our member E. B. H. is evidently biinging foiward 
felt need, and we are assured that if our contributors will 
only keep the above facts before them when penning their 
articles, the scientific value of our records will be materially 
increased, and, also the mutual help rendered will be greatly 
enhanced. 
We claim B. N. to be a Live Journal, and for this 
to be maintained, each issue must be equally interesting and 
useful to the beginner as to the advanced aviculturist; and for 
this to be the case ive feel that each article should he sufficient- 
ly comprehensive to enahle heginners to procure the species, 
and if hitherto unknown to them find sufficient data to success- 
fully keep it. 
At the same time we claim tiiat " Bird Notes " does teem 
