species ivlilch Ihwc bred. 
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Bronze Alannikins, Striated l'"inch and SiKerliill in this country, 
and most ])robaljly others. 
I )i;mk.\X()UR in Captivity: P'airly active in the aviary, 
and as it is mostly " in the picture," it is an interesting' and de- 
sirable addition thereto, as it is really a pretty bird. It frecpients 
the tops and outside bushes of a garden aviary, and is most 
interesting to watch in the breeding season when courting" his 
mate, indulging in the ridiculous love antics, for which, among 
bird-lovers, the mannikins are famous. The choosing of -i nest 
site is apparently a monentous business; before a decision is 
reached, quite a work of ex])loration is carried out, and l)efore 
a final decision is reached there is much tapping of branches by 
the male and apparent serious cogitation of the position by the 
female. A choice once made they are Inisy indeed, and weave 
together a huge amount of material, and usually take a full 
week in constructing their domicile, the walls of which are 
quite thick and solid. ( )ther nesting details have been alreadv 
dealt with. Connnon and cheap as he is in normal times I cer- 
tainly consider the .Spice Finch worthy a place in our collections 
They are amiable, and even odd birds seldom interfere with the 
pairs. They are quite hardy. 
0^¥^ 
Records of Birds which have Bred in Captivity. 
By Dr. E. Hopkinson. D.S.O., M.A., M.B. 
(C ontinucd )i>nu poi^c 14s )■ 
For nK-;iiiing" of abbreviations vide pages 5iS — 9. 
AI/rERNATIVE ENGLISH NAMES. 
It has been suggested that in certain cases the English names in my 
Record of breeding would not be sufficiently well-known to all, although they 
are what I consider the most commonly used and the best. This being so, T 
here give a list of the commoner alternative names in use for those birds in 
the group just dealt with (the Finches), and in that to follow (the Weavers), 
which have been honoured (or rather loaded) with a plethora of names. This 
list makes no attempt to be a complete collection of all possible synonyms, 
but is simply compiled as an assistance to readers of the list and to save burd- 
ening and complicating that by more names than necessary. 
Personally I wish that we all could get accustomed to the use of the 
Latin instead of the English names. Changed as these are from time to 
time, they are stability itself, compared with the English ones in use for all 
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