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Editorial. 
Birds" House. It is hoped that there will be a representative 
gathering, and so that there may be some discussion and a 
private place arranged for tea, it is earnestly requested that 
those able to aHeiul will send notice of same to tlie lion. 
Seerclary of the Social Committee, Mr. W. T. Rogers, on the 
post cards which arc distributed with this issue. 
El.vc k he.ujed GnosBEAK {Rcdymcles mclanoce-phalm) . 
Mr. W. E. Teschemal<er has young of this species fending Tor 
themselves (an article will appear in a near issue). We do 
not know of any previous instance of this species having 
reared young in captivity; if any member knows of any such 
success will they please send us details at once ? 
A Beginner's First Season : From a lettei- by a new 
member, we extract tlie folio win and congratulate Mr. Curry on 
his auspicous beginning in aviculture : — " I have only a small avi- 
"ary, and only started this year, but so far, I have bred the Could- 
" ian Finch (five young ones fully reared) and the same birds are 
again sitting : Zebra Finches, have reared eighteen young from 
"two i)airs: Silverbills have four young ones; Grey Singing- 
" finclies have reared two broods : I had hoped for some young 
"Waxbills, but I am afraid the young Zebra Finches disturbed 
"them." 
White Crowned Sparrow (ZonntricJiia lencnphrys) -. 
This is a very handsome species, and specimens are to be seen, at 
the present time, in the Western Aviary of the Tjondon Zoo. Mr^ 
Edward E. Warren met with this species in North-central Colorado, 
and he records the following extract in The "Condor," May — 
June, 11)12 :— 
" Fii-st seen at Chambers Lake, and was rather common at 
" the Cameron Pass Camp. It was common about Mt. Zirkel, where 
" it ranged at least to timl)erline. July 11th, we found a nest con- 
" tainiuK four egiis in a scrubl).v spruce at an altitude of 10,575 
" feet, just below timberline. An odd thing about this nest was 
"that on the day before, we liad set a mous(^ trap on the ground 
" almost under the nest and tied the marker to tlu* l)ush over it. 
" The bird must have flus.ied then without being noticed, or else 
" was not sitlini^', and the nest itself was well hidden. She was in 
" the nest and flew off the day we discovered it. The nest was 
''about two feet above the ground, and built mostly of fine grass. 
" The species was noted at Buffalo Pass saw mill, where it was 
