. Bird notes . uld be main-tained. In the foregoing, I have interpolated present practice,with the early experiences, hoping to make these notes ofmore general use thereby. (To he eontinued). <^^-¥^ 124 Aviary Xotcs of ipi/. Aviary Notes, 1917. By 11. E. Bright. In coiise([nence of the severe winter and unseasonablesprini;- my birds were not turned out till May. excepting in thecase of a few ultra-hardy s])ecies. Ars iRALiAx l-ixciiKS.—()f thesc there are quite a smallcrowd and nearly all tliese are Inisy nesting—including , Rufous-tails, Cherry, Bichenos Diamond, Masked. Parsona
. Bird notes . uld be main-tained. In the foregoing, I have interpolated present practice,with the early experiences, hoping to make these notes ofmore general use thereby. (To he eontinued). <^^-¥^ 124 Aviary Xotcs of ipi/. Aviary Notes, 1917. By 11. E. Bright. In coiise([nence of the severe winter and unseasonablesprini;- my birds were not turned out till May. excepting in thecase of a few ultra-hardy s])ecies. Ars iRALiAx l-ixciiKS.—()f thesc there are quite a smallcrowd and nearly all tliese are Inisy nesting—including , Rufous-tails, Cherry, Bichenos Diamond, Masked. Parsonand Zebra binches, also \eIlow-rumped and Chestnut-breastedMannikins, the latter though are not quite through the moult.(.juklian lynches are pairing but liaAe not yet seen thembuilding an_\where. ()f comse, it is as yet. too early to give anydetails of their operations. Parrot Finches are also building,bm alas! seldom rear any young; hope in this res])ect the iqt^season mav l)e a record one in mv Long-t;iile(l Grassfinch. IxDiAx .Si>i.( [i:s.—Avadavats. Three-colour Mynali-, ( loldfinches. etc., are either building or sit-ting. The ( ioldlinches, both pairs, are feeding their respectivemates, and 1 think. ba\e nests but 1 cannot see them actually atwork, thouL;]i they keep about all the time. The llimalayaninltmches are in line form l)ut not nesting up to the present(May 4th I. .Ai-RKws. 1 have tpiite a numl)er of these, all of whichare looking very tit and have come through the trying winter Aviary Notes of iQi/. 12 = well in their unheated room. Black-faced Quail Finches arevery interesting;-, they have bnilt nests and laid e^i^s with meon several occasions, but have not. as yet. attained completesuccess. This year they have built an excellent nest, in a nicedry spot on th top of a bank. The nest is built entirely of olddry ,iL;-rass with a lon.^ domed entrance, they are now busycarryinj^- in feathers so hope they will soon lay. l^lrefin
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