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down, so cunningly is the material woven together. Two 
fine young- males, reared in 1919, are now in full colour, 
(ioldfinches (Carduclis carduelis) — one pair incubating a clutch 
of three eggs. 
Tlie writer is of the opinion that other pairs are nesting; 
their demeanour indicates this, though the nests have not yet 
been discovered. 
Capt. J. .S. Reeve, l.eadenhani, iJncs. .reports a mi.xture 
of good and bad luck. 
Southern Triangular-spotted J^igeons (Coluniha iiiaciilusa) — 2 
reared. 
Bearded Tits (rainn-as hianiiiciis j. These nested, laid and 
incubated for tlie full i)eriods, but all four eggs were 
infertile. 
Cirl Ijimtings ( liiiihcrica cirlits). This pair behaved peculiarly; 
built a nest and laid one egg which, after a zucek, was taken 
away; a few days later the hen was sitting on three eggs in 
the same nest ; all three of these hatched, but one chick 
failed to leave the shell — mice or something pulled one out 
of the nest the first day, and the other disappeared the 
following day. 
Red-rumj) I'arrakeets ( I'scfiliotits liacDiatoiiutits) — the first nest 
produced one young cock, which has been fully reared and 
sold — they are now (June i6th) sitting again. 
AvicuLTURK -IN SouTH Africa : A correspondent 
informs us of the following successes in his aviaries (the climate 
of S. xA.frica is evidently more satisfactory for successful avicul- 
ture than our own ) : 
Rosy-faced {A gapuniis ruscicullis), and Black-faced Lovebirds 
{A. nigrigcnis). Both species have proved very prolific, so 
much. so as to become a nuisance! 
Several species of Columbidac ditto. 
Red-headed Weaver P'inch {A)}iadi)ia crxtlirocc pliala) — very 
prolific. 
Dnfresne's VVa.xbill (Estrilda dufrcsitiy-Eggs only, twice, 
(lolden Seedeater (Scrinus marshalli) — Five eggs, accidentally 
broken. 
