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Editorial. 
In Mrs. C. H. Read's Cambridge aviary Red-rumped 
Parrakeet.s are feeding a brood of four, and two young Grey 
Singing -finches liave been on the wing for a month— the parent 
birds are now incubating another clutch of eggs. 
In my own aviaries, Grey Finches, Olive Pinche ■, Cut- 
throats, and Green Singing-finches are feeding young; twelve 
young Californian Quail are pa t the critical stage and well 
on seed ; three young Grey-winged Ouzels are fending for 
themselves, and their parents have built another nest, this 
time under shelter, and the first egg of the clutch deposited 
to-day (June 9th). It was quite an exciting day in the aviary 
when the young Ouzels left the nest, the hen Quail objected to 
the young Ouzels flopping into the midst of or near her chicks, 
and promptly proceeded to administer drastic punishment, the 
parent Ouzels resented this and promptly " went for " the 
Quail, and " feathers flew " — there were several such episodes 
before they learned there was room and food for all. I ought 
to say that from the beginning the Quail chicks have not been 
cooped, but with their parents have had the run of the aviary 
from the day of hatching. Sixteen were hatched, of which 
twelve are still living, and are now fourteen days old. 
In Mr. J. Smith's aviaries (Kendal), Many-colour and Stan- 
ley Parrakeets are engaged in feeding young, with apparently, 
every prospect of them being successfully reared. 
In Capt. Reeve's aviaries (Leadenham, Lines.) Olive and 
Cuba Finches; Red-billed Weavers, St. Helena Waxbills, Cut- 
throats, etc-, are nesting. 
In Mon. Pauvvels' aviaries (Belguim) some interesting 
attempts and results have occurred. The Crowned Jays have 
twice hatched out, Init in each case the male parent has dined off 
his offspring, though the last couple lived for 10 days. 
Mr. Millsum promises details later. Bourke's Parrakeets 
are also feeding young, and a hybrid Lorikeet (T'ricJiofflofssus) is 
apparently ready to leave the nest. 
Nesting Notes fkom the Zoo: The new "garden 
aviaries " opposite the Apes' House, are afready yielding some 
results (it is surpri-iing that these were not adopted long ago, 
seeing the success that has attended private aviculture in 
similar enclosures, and while it is fully admitted that birds 
