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South African Siskin (Spiiiiis totta) — did not breed. 
Hybrids : 
White-throated Seedeater {PoUospiza angolcnsis) x Canary. — 4 
hybrids reared {2 light ones). Cock shared incubation duty 
and helped to feed the young. 'i'he male hybrids grand 
songsters. 
Alario F'inch (Alariv alario) x Canary. — 3 hybrids reared (i 
light). This cock also shared in incubation and feeding 
of young. 
Green Singingfinch (Scr})iHS icterus) x Canary. — One hybrid 
reared, killed by a bantam fowl which got into my birdroom. 
A similar accident befell a young hybrid White-eye (Zos- 
tcrops vivcus) x Canary, which I was fortunate enough to 
get. 
My Nectoriiiidae do well on the following syrup : One 
teaspoonful each of Bush honey and white ant meal, and half a 
teacupful of warm water — supi)lied when cold. Zosfcro pidac 
thrive well on fresh figs. 
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Article Competition. 
With the main object of increasing the number of contrib- 
utors to our Journal, Bird Notks, Maj. A. E. Snape kindly 
offers three prizes of Two guineas. One guinea, and Half guinea 
for the three articles judged to be the best of the year, i.e., from 
July 1921 to June 1922 inclusive. The Awards Committee will 
make the awards and consider the articles from the standpoint 
of practical utility to aviculture rather than mere literary merit. 
There will be no formality of entering for the competition, as 
all articles appearing in B.N. will be adjudged indiscriminately, 
save those from the Editor's pen. The subject matter of the 
articles must be Aviculture. No member will be awarded 
more than one prize. 
It will depend on the response during the period named 
(July 1921 to June 1922) whether the competition is continued 
or not. 
