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belief that it was. Tlie cocks were constantly hurling sont^s at 
one another from early morning" on, and could never for a 
moment liave been ignorant of one another's close proximity 
High condition is, 1 know, usually advanced as the cause 
of this excessive anxiety to get the existing family out of th; 
way in order to go to nest again. Possibly it is a contributing 
cause, but how can high condition be avoided where unlimited 
live food must be supplied to feed the young? 

Correspondence. 
THE SEA.SON'S RESULTS. 
Sir, — I gfot back here after my .-^hort liolidny, and found nothing' of 
special interest, but the birds are still going- on bi'eeding. So far, I have the 
following birds fully re;ned ,ind living strongly, and 1 lliink there is nothing 
to grumble about : 
Zebra Finches, about jo. Green Cardinals, 3. 
Diamond Finches, 5. Diamond Doves, 3. 
Long-tailed Grassfinches, 11. Geoffro.v"s Doves, 6. 
Sydney Waxbills. 4. Red-Mountain Doves, I. 
Pope Cardinals, 2. Cockateels. 2. 
Two Masked Doves (Ocna cafensis) were fully reared and feeding 
themselves, liut the Di;imond Doves have killed them since their own young 
came out, and the first young Green Cardinal was killed in a similar manner 
— thev should have been removed. There are numbers of young Budgerigars, 
and manv Grassfinches are still nesting, including three pairs of Gouldian 
Finches. An Orange Bishop h;is ni.ated with five different weaver hens (do 
not know the species of all of them); there are two nests in the grass and 
two more in privet bu.shcs, biU I do not know if there are any eggs — am 
watching how things go on : I think one of the nests belongs to a hen 
Crimson-crowned Weaver. 
Cressington Park, August 8th, tc)i8. H. E. BRfGHT. 
[Part of a private letter, not written for publication. — Ed.1 
A later letter (Sep. 3rd) gi\cs tlie following additional results : 
Masked Doves, i. Diamond Finches, 4. 
Green Cardinal, r. Brush Bronze-wing Doves, i. 
Pope Cardinal, i. Geoffroy's Doves, 2. 
Zebra Finches, 10. Pe.ach-faced I^ovebirds, i. 
Lone-tailed Grassfinches, 3. 
Mr. Bright states that Gouldian (2 nestsl and other Grassfmches have 
voung i)i the nest. — Ed. 
Errata : Title to frontispiece in la.st issue No. i. Aviary. 
should read A^;. 4 Aviary. 
Page iSo, line 6 from bottom, Ncorhiiiia should read 
N eochmia. 
