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of I'ruit, l)iit it lias a preference for ripe oranges, bananas, giiavas, 
and the liice, and thererore works nnich iniscliief, and in eonse- 
quence, is not held in much favour in tlie cultivated districts. 
The above corresponds in a great nieasui'e with jts 
demeanour in the aviary. It has not yet Ijeen bred in capt- 
ivity, but our esteemed member, Mr. W. E. Teschemaker, lias 
had sevei'al nests constructed in his aviary, and also liad eggs 
laid, but so far no young have been reared. In a most iiileresting 
and able article in Vol. vi. p. 204, he details his experiences, 
illustrating them with a photo of the nest and eggs. We may 
brielly summarise these and his deductions from them as under: 
That it is not so delicate as its reputation makes it out 
to be. 
That it should be kept in a large out-door aviary, giving 
it unlimited exercise, compelling it to roost in the shelter at 
night, and that under these conditions it will llourish. 
That he found it to be almost entirely frugivoi'ous, but 
that it was also very fond of slugs. 
That this species diifers from the majority of the Tana- 
(jrida:, in that it nests either in a hole in a tree, or constructs 
a spherical nest like that of our common Wren or Long -tailed 
Titmouse. 
That there is no insu(.)erable diliiculty in breeding this 
specieSj but that two of the essentials leading to success are: 
a fine summer, and a good large fluke 1 
May I ask my readers to re-peruse Mr. Teschemaker's 
able paper in connection with these notes. 
Mr. Teschemaker has kindly supplied me with the fol- 
lowing later notes, fully confirming the conclusions he had 
previously drawn: 
Altogether he has had four nests of the Violet Euphonia 
and two clutches of eggs. All the nests have been of exactly 
the same type, domed and built in nest boxes and lined with 
leaves (see photo). In one or two instances the top of the box 
has formed the upper part of the dome, the sides having been 
built up to meet it. A wonderful quantity of material is 
packed tightly into the box, leaving barely room for the little 
architects to get in and out. The egg is small, ground 
colour white, with many small dark red spots and some 
confluent markings. On September 20th last, when he left 
