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lEditorial. 
Bearded Tita 
Blue Tits 
Marsh Tits 
Saffron Finch 
Combasou 
Grey Sin^ingfinches 
Green Singingfinches 
The alx)ve have all done well together, but only Zebra 
Finches and Cutthroats have reared young, which is scarcely 
surprising;, considering the number of odd birds. However, 
the losses have been small, a Goldfinch x Linnet hybrid being 
the onl}^ loss during the season. 
Nesting Notes: The nesting season lingers long: We 
were looking over Dr. Scott's aviaries at Wallington on Sept- 
25th, and saw two lusty Scarlet Tanagers, which had only 
hatched out the previous day, in an open cup-shaped nest 
built in a laurel bush. We also saw softie twenty young' 
Gouldian Finches, which had been reared this season and 
heard other young*, still in the nest, calling for food. A 
young Black -headed Mannikin was also on the wing and 
fending for itself, this we believe to be the first time this 
common species has reared yonny in Great Britain, at least we 
Ifuow of no recorded instance. If ;tny member has bred this species 
or knows of any instance of it having reared young in this 
country, will they please send in details at once ? 
In Mr. Page's aviary the young Orange-cheeked Wax- 
bills, hatched out, during the wet of August, in a nest on, 
the ground, have been successfully reared; three strong young 
birds are now on the wing. Here Zebra Finches, Cutthroats, 
Olive Finches, and Gold-breasted Waxbills are feeding young 
birds in the nest. 
Gouldian Finche&: This species has done well in some 
aviaries, for besides those already referred to, Mr. R. S. 
de Q. Quincey has 17 young birds on the wing, quite inde- 
pendent of their parents. 
Errata : — Pajjre 251, line 10 from top, for Inthia read lanthkt. 
Page 251 line 3 from bottom, after netting, insert 
comma. 
Page 252, line 13 from top, for Memociclila read 
Memocichla. 
Page 253 line 15 from top, for lutens read luteufi. 
Page 253 line 23 from top, for domesticuss read 
domesticus) . 
