Corrcs/^oiidoii c. 
22y 
" other clutches failed to hatcl; with either nests, owing, T 
" think, to the nest-boxes having" too flat bottoms, and the 
" eggs rolling about and getting chilled. 1 have now 
'■ procured a Blue hen, and have great hopes for next year." 
Hybrid Goldfinxh x Him. Siskin: From our adverts 
it will be seen that Mr. Shore Baily has reared this hybrid. Will 
he kindly oblige with a description and other details? 

Correspondence. 
MAIMING OF YOUNG STANLEY PARKAKEETS. 
Sir, — I am inclined to Uiink that Mr. Smith's young- Stanley Parr.akeet 
was killed by tlie hen, ar.d tlie feathers on the neck and ta'l afterwards 
nildiled off by mice. 
I lost several young Rosellas in th's way some years since. The hen 
Rosella went to nest the second time, and then evidently resented the young 
ones pestering her for food. I saved one young' bird, after its having been 
bitten in this way, and the next season, in spite of its having no upper 
niandiljle, it reared some fine young ones. 
Westbury, October 14th, 1920. W. SHORE BAIL\ 
RECORDS OF BIRDS WHICH HAVE BRED IN CAPTIVITY. 
Sir, — In my record of Birds which have bred in Captivity there are i 
good many corrections to make. 
One of these refers to the two Siskins, Spiniis tibctaniis (Hume), the 
SIKHIM SISKIN, and tlypacanthis spinoides (Vigors), the HIMALAYAN 
SISKIN. These two birds are both often known as "Himalayan S'skins;" 
hence the confusion in the entries dealing with them. 
Of //. spinoides I gave the first breeder as 
" Teschemaker 1914. See Bird Notes 1914, 278." 
I believe now that this entry should be transferred to -S". tibetanus, and 
be replaced by 
" 1st Shore Baily, 1918. See A.M. 1919, 92." 
IS THIS SO? 
As regards Hybrids the entries are : 
Himalayan Siskin X Greenfinch, Bright, 1916. See Bird Notes 1916, 83. 
Greenfinch x Himalayan Siskin, Bright. See Bird Notes 1917,195. 
Himalayan Siskin/Greenfinch Llybrid x Greenfinch, Bright, see B.N. 1917 195 
WHICH SISKIN IS THIS, Tibetanus or spinoides? 
The otaer hybrid entry is 
Greenfinch x Sikhim Siskin (H. spinoides). Shore Baily. See A.M. 1919, 92 
This, I presume, is certainly spinoides. 
