Corrcspoiidoicc. 193 
Correspondence. 
TWO SUC.IiESTlOA'S. 
SiK, — As one of your new nu-nil)crs, I venture to make two sug'gestions : 
(ij That a suggestion be made through the medium of Bikd Notes, asking 
that those who can afford to do so will forward the cost of postage for 
the Magazine, for the duration of the war. I think very few of us would 
misf the one shilling and sixpence entailed. I start by enclosing mine. 
(2) With regard to Club Breeders, could they be asked whether they are 
willing to sup|)ly young birds when fit to be removed from their parents, 
or are they not prepared to part with any till the end of the season? 
Salisbury, July 27, 1918. A. E. SNAPE, Major, R.A.F. 
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HEDGE ACCEXTORS AND BLACKBIRD. 
[We are indebted to some member or correspondent for two copies of 
The Scots)iian. for June 7 and 15 respectively, with the following two letters 
marked up.— Ed.] 
June 7th. 

'■ Sir, — Recently a pair of Hedge Accentors (Accentor modularis) 
" built a nest on the top of a bundle of peastakes about a foot above the 
" ground, that had been thrown on the gravel of my garden until wanted, 
" and in due course hatched out four young birds. 
" Nothing uncommon in this, but what 1 venture to think is unusual 
" is the fact that, in addition to the constant attention of their parents in 
'' supplying them with food, a male blackbird, who is evidently mateless. 
" has also rssumed the role of foster-parent, and is assiduously feeding 
" them as well, without any interference from the smaller species. I 
" watched him the other evening, and in the space of half-an-hour he fed 
" them five times, securing the grubs, etc., among my vegetable beds. 
" r)n one occasion the hen accentor returned to sit on the nest, and 
" the lilackbird dropped tlie food into the gaping maws that were rai.sed 
" round the edge of the nest, without disturbing the mother. 
'■ Truly this emharras dcs richcsscs bids fair to gorge the youngsters, 
" Without inferring that above is solitary instance, it seems to me 
" to be uncommon enough to Ije worth recording. 
'■ I can vouch for the fact, and if anyone doubts the occurrence, can 
" produce several witnesses to prove the truth of the statement. 
" I am, etc., A.C." 
