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Some Watcrfozd in Wartime. 
a\iary in those days was somewhat overcrowded. Odd 
uniiiatcd birds of eitlier sex should not Ije i)crniitted in tlie 
Ijreeding" aviary. 
This species, also other serins, reaih'ly inter-niate, also 
with the domestic canary, and produce pleasing and sweet 
singing hybrids. 
For the benefit of new readers 1 may add in conclusion 
that the above details may be successfully applied to the keeping 
and breeding of any species of serin. Perhaps the one difference 
among serins is the predilection of one species more than 
another for mealworms and variableness as to amiability. 
Some Waterfowl in Wartime. 
Bv W. Shore Bailv. 
If there was one class of bird kept by our members that 
suffered more than another from war conditions, it surely must 
have been the Waterfowd, and I fancy that very few collectors 
riioto W . Shore Baily. 
Rosy-billed Ducks. 
