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that Budgerigars and Black -cheok Lovebirds are similarly 
engaged. In his indoor liirdroom Black -headed Gouldian 
Finches are closely inculiatiiig a clutch of eggs. Mr. Shore- 
Baily has recently acquired a pair of Brown-winged Blue 
Groslieaks {G. ecenilcn), and we trust in one of his roomy 
enclosures he will succeed in l)reeding this rare species, which 
has not previously bi'cd in captivity. I was at the aviarieu 
of L.M. Treloar Cripples' Hospital and College on 2nd inst., 
and here, too, the l)irds were very busy — Budgerigars feeding 
and incubating, Cutthroats, Bengalese and others already incu- 
bating clutches of eggs. 1 was also interested in a Black- 
l>ird's nest, built in the head of an ordinary garden besom, 
which had been jilaced in a corner for use as required in 
the aviary, and though it was close by the entrance door, with 
the attendant passing in and out several times daily, she had 
steadily incubated and on the occasion of my visit there were 
two well developed youngsters just commencing to feather. 
The brooding hen permitted me to approach within twelve 
inches without a movement, undoubtedly the young will 
1)0 fully reared. I may say no live food has been supplied, 
but many earth-worms, etc., are obtained in the aviary flight. 
An E.\kly Youngster: Dr. Scott, writing on 7th inst., 
includes some interesting remarks concerning his birds, which, 
ivithout permission, I am giving here as of general interest: 
" Fine weather i^ bringing on the birds. Two days ago- on 
" Good Friday— I found a young bird flying round the lawn 
" aviary (No. 3)— strong and vigorous on the wing — something 
" like a Bib Finch without his ' feeder 'on I can 
" give no notes, at first I was in some doubt as to its parent - 
" age. but now find that a pair of Grey Finches {Sprrmophila 
" grisea) are evidently its progenitors. The Blue Tanagers, 
" Rufous -throated Blue Sugarbirds, and both pairs of Scarlet 
" Tanagerg (o le pair in each aviary) are all nesting, or at any 
" rate playing at nest building." 
To the alx)ve I would like to add that, the Stpcrmnphilm 
are evidently adepts at " hide and seek," for both Mr. Tesche- 
maker and myself reared young from S. grism, and Mr. A. 
Sutcliffe from 8. ocellaia last season, without being able to 
find the nest from which thev emanated and in the consejjuent 
absence of all data have not claimed the record. 
