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A niSASTROUS FINALF.. 
Sir,— I have had a dreadful finale with my Black-cheek Waxbills 
(Bstrilda crythronota). 
I caught up the two pairs in lovely condition and turned them into a 
warm greenhouse. Two days later one looked slightly out of sorts in the 
morning, but cheered up when the sun came out. Next morning it was 
missing, but the three survivors looked the picture of health. As we were 
looking for the dead (?) bird, two of the others fell to the ground, as though 
shot. ' One was dead when we picked it up ; the other rallied for a few 
seconds,' and I put it in a cage, wherfnpon it gave a shiver and was dead, 
too! I released the .survivor and caught him later in the day on one of 
til" feeding trays, intending to cage iiim. Inn wluii 1 went to take him from 
the trap he had a fit like the others. 1 put, him on the grass apparently in 
h-'^ last convulsions, whereupon he i)ulled himself together and Flew off, very 
groggily. Next morning he was in the best of healtli. 1 sh<^ll leave him 
out to take his chance, ^incc the s])ecies seems able to five or die according 
1 .1 the whim of the moment ! 
If these birds had been subjected to sudden confniemeiit and ch;inge of 
(lid. I should not have been sur])rised at their getting fits a fortnight or so 
later, but in the greenhouse they had abundant exercise, shade and live insect 
food. 
Havant; October 25, 1921. (The Marquis of) TAVISTOCK. 
A NOTE ON THE SENEGAL PARROT. 
Sir, — I was interested to read in October Bird Notk,s that Dr. Amslcr 
has a misogynous Senegal Parrot. When I acquired my exccedingl\- tame 
s]iecimen. Reggie (wlio is a she) from Mr. Frostick in 1912. the vendor told 
mc- that he disliked his mistress and couldn't bear any women. From the 
uioment of her arrival ;it Hazeleigh Rectory she abandoned this naughtx 
])i oclivity, and has not been induced by the air of Huntingdonshire to go back 
ti;- her old bad habits. In fact she is the friendliest and tamest parrot I have 
ever possessed, and may safely be stroked by any visitor, which is more than 
can be said of most Psittaciilae. 
Brampton: October 19, 1921. G. H. RAYNOR. 
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Reviews and Notices of New Boohs. 
Btrd.s One Should Know — Beneficial and Mischiev- 
otTs Bv Rev. Canon Theodore Wood, illustrated by Roland 
Green, F.Z.S., lo.s. 6d. net: London: Gay and Hancock Ltd , 
34, Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, W.C., 2. 
One of the most pleasing books on British Birds we have 
opened for some time. The get up is perfect both as to 
