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or any otlicr cause, and it is apparent, from what occurred 
durini;- the war with tlie common and freely l)ree(hniL;- Zel)ra 
Finch, tliat present stock will very soon die out and be beyond 
replace. 
We can profitably use some of our space on so practical 
a topic- but what is wanted is discussion and suggestion that 
shall result in some practical working scheme. 
\\"e await your 
Honours for our Members. — We are pleased to note 
that three of our members, as the possessors or breeders of 
rare birtls, have been awarded the medal of La Suc'u'ic 
d'accliiiiaialioii dc I'raiicc. as follows: 
lion. .Mrs. (]. Hourke. 
Mi"s. r.urgess. 
A. Mzra. 
The following were the recipients of the medal in iirc-war 
times : 
Duchess of P.edford. 
]\Irs. Johnstone. 
Sir E. Loder. 
Sir. W. IngTnm. 
H. D. Astley. 
E. J. Brook. 
W. Shore Baily. 
H. St. Ouinton. 
PiN'K-siDKD Ju.xco (Jitiico lixonalis tncanisi): We think 
a near variety, J. Iiycnialis. has been successfully bred at the 
London Zoo, and, though it is very seldom that Juncos reach the 
Englisli bird market, the following notes, culled from I'lic 
Condor for Sept. -Oct. 1920, will prove of interest. The notes 
aie by M. f. Skiimer, and he states that this species is common 
in the forests of ^'ellowstone I'ark, frequenting not only the 
;"mall open spaces that are scattered through the woods, but 
pre also met with where the trees stand thick and dark. Much 
of tb.eir time is si)ent on the ground cheeping cheerfully, and 
their tingling little warble " of a song is untiringly uttered 
from mid-April to end of July. Their food is grain and weed 
seeds, also insects. They begin to pair ofi in early May, and 
