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The old birds, as long' as they saw no movement did 
not mind one's voice in the least, I began by talking, gently 
to them to see what would happen, but in the end I tried 
shouting, but even this they scarcely heeded, yet move so 
much as a finger within range oT their vision and they are 
gone in a flash. 
The sexes differed very slightly in this pair, the cock 
having the bead and back of neck rather more bluish, also the 
tail. The young are covered with thick yellowish white down 
for some little time after hatching. 
The clutch usually consists of five eggs, which are 
freely blotched with dark red on a light g-rey ground. The 
nest was an old one, formerly tenanted by a Magpie or Crow. 
In conclusion I may say that the remaining four young soon 
left the nest and suffered no ill effects from the removal 
of theii home to lower regions, whilst young and old have 
now nothing to fear from the hands of a certain keener, to 
whom I have been able to prove that their livelihood consists 
chiefly of vermin and not game. 
(To be Continued) 
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ara received by Mr. Gray prior to the 31st of any month. 
It would greatly help me to elucidate contagious diseases in 
birds if members of F.B.C. were in sending me dead birds to state 
the source they obtained the birds from and when. The names of 
the sellers would be kept a secret. 
Greenfinch (cf). (Miss J. E. Pethie, Lymington, Hants). 
The cause of death was enteritis. Greenfinches ar© very sub- 
ject to this complaint. They are fond of sunflower seed, which iis 
beneficial to them. In future g'ive a fuller history of managiement, 
etc., and observe the rules more closely. 
Virginian Cardinals (cT). (Lady Webster). This bird was 
in splendid plumag^e and in g^ood condition. The cause of death 
wag heai'fi failui-e following convulsions, set upi by the intense cold. 
