Nesting Notes. 
Green-winged Doves, and a Dwarf Turtle paired to a W'liite 
Java Dove are nesting;-. 'J'he Smith's Partridi^e Doves have 
nested ahnost on the bare earth. 
Green Cardinals have a clutch of eggs just about due 
to hatch. 
Rosella Parrakeets have nested and their eggs are about 
due to hatch, and, 1 think, the Peach-faced Lovebirds have 
young in the nest. 
My pair of Migratory Thrushes {Tiirdiis migratorius) 
are sitting steadily, and must be all about due to hatch out. 
The hen is very steady; she sits close, and we walk within a few 
inches of her many times a day. 
I have half-a-dozen Lavender Finches and two or three 
pairs Cordon Bleus that have been out some weeks now (June 
8th), and are in the " pink of condition," in spite of cold nights, 
and are nesting, as also are Violet-eared Waxbills; Black Seed- 
Finches are wanting to build or have built. 
Indigo Buntings, Blue Crosbeaks, Scarlet Tanagers, and 
Virginian Cardinals in pairs are all showing signs of nesting; 
and with Xapoleon. and Crimson-crowned Weavers, and Para- 
dise VVhydahs make a fine show to watch — the place is full of 
Weavers' nests already. 
One bit of bad luck I have had — I found my hen Blue Jay 
dead (egg-bound) on the nest. I do not suppose it would have 
happened if they had been in the larger place I intended to get 
ready for them. 
The New Guinea Mannikins are nesting, and, of course, 
Zebra Finches. The Fox Sparrows so far show no inclination 
to go to nest. 
My old cock Himalayan Red-headed Bullfinch and an 
English hen are pairing. 
vSome few Mannikins, including Mr. Bainbridge's and my 
own hybrids, are nesting. 
Masked, and Long-tailed Grassfinches ; Diamond Finches 
and Sydney Waxbills are all incubating clutches of eggs. 
The outlook for the season, therefore, appears good, 
though doubtless there will be a good percentage of " all-buts " 
and failures. At any rate there is plenty to interest and charm, 
both the mind and vision. 
