Breeding Bay-fronted Mcadoiv Starlings. i6l 
aviary. The Sparrow was a voluntary captive, and as she had 
no mate, she spent much of her time sitting on infertile eggs, 
so she was glad to incubate something more worthy. In due 
course she hatched one young bird, which grew apace under 
her careful feeding, but unfortunately a very heavy thunderstorm 
drowned it. The parents in the other aviary were more success- 
pliofo li'. Shore Baily. 
Nest of Agelacus frontalis. 
ful, their nest being better sheltered, and their young left the 
nest after sixteen days, and have since done well. They are in 
colour like their mother. Dr. Butler thought that these birds 
would breed on the ground near water, but my birds have built 
many nests, and always in trees. They go to the pond for 
nesting material, and to drink, but spend the rest of their time m 
the trees and b"=hes in other n^rts of the aviary. 
