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Post Mortem Boports. 
My Crimson Pinches hatched out, but failed to rear the 
youngi; they are now nesting' again. 
CYNTHIA BAMPFYLDE. 
Court Hall, North Molton, 
N. Devon. August 2r>th, 1912. 
BREEDING OF GRENADIER WEAVERS, ETC. 
Sir, — You may be interested to know ttiat to-day (August 
7th), a seoond 1)rood of three young Weavers flow. They are very 
small and have the yellowish streak above the eye, similar to the 
Orangie Bishop. Their tails are only about a quarter of an inch 
long. 
The male parent did not 
l>iill the front of the nest down 
iis in the first nest, but, T think 
this was due to two reasons. 
1. That the entrance was 
i;i the fork of a branch, this 
branch practically covering up 
the front of the nest, except the 
entrance hole (see sketch* so 
that it would have been no use 
to pull down the front of the 
nest, 
2. That there was such a 
squash with three youngsters m 
the nest, they were glad to ijet 
more space than the nest allowed 
and left without any persuasion, 
even if not prematurely. 
The period of this brood in the nest was about tjiirteen 
days. 
The Silver-eared Mesias are again incubkating. 
The young Long-tailed Grassfinche^, as I tliought, which have 
))een reared in my aviary, are evidieutly P.arson Finch x Long- 
tailed Grassfinch hybrids — a second brood are now being reared. 
E. S. De QUINCEY QUINCEY. 
Post Mortem Reports, 
FniK Finch (9) (Miss D. E. Pithie, Hant-s). Cause of 
death: I'neumonia. 
GoLDKN-iuiEASTEi) Waxuill (9 ) . (Mrs. Scott- Freeland, Hill 
Bise, Quarry Hill, Tonbridge). Cause of death: Pneumonia. 
TuK'or.ouRED Tanageu. (Athole C. Lowe, Notts.) Cause of 
di'ath: Inflammation of bowels. 
I'ost Mortem Reports continued <in Page 59 of In net. 
