. Bird notes . season, three young cocks weie Ieare i to thepoint of leaving the nest, but one died .shortly afteiwards. CocKAriEi,s {Calopsillacus novae-hcllandiae). My Cockaiclsliaxe had three nests, and seven young birds have been fully broods were, three, three, and one respectively. Yazvaix FixcHK.^ iTa?nopij(,!a castanntls). These have hadI wo nests, but the young have not left the last nest at lirst nest yielded four young birds, two cocks and two hens. WniTK Java Sparhows {Munia oryzivora, var. aiha). Onlyone nesl and onlj one chick hatched out, which has been f
. Bird notes . season, three young cocks weie Ieare i to thepoint of leaving the nest, but one died .shortly afteiwards. CocKAriEi,s {Calopsillacus novae-hcllandiae). My Cockaiclsliaxe had three nests, and seven young birds have been fully broods were, three, three, and one respectively. Yazvaix FixcHK.^ iTa?nopij(,!a castanntls). These have hadI wo nests, but the young have not left the last nest at lirst nest yielded four young birds, two cocks and two hens. WniTK Java Sparhows {Munia oryzivora, var. aiha). Onlyone nesl and onlj one chick hatched out, which has been fully Icaied. 3(^0 Correispondence. BuDrncRiGAus {MelopsUtacus undulatus). These liave all donowell, )»ot]t Ihc Green and Yellow varieties. The birds from uliidiI have had no results are: Three-coloured Mannikins (Mv)ihi niaJri-rn,Grey Singing-finches (Serinus leucopygMs), not a true pair I IhinkRosella Tarrakeets (Plafi/cerms eximms). (Mrs.) W. H. OF SHORT-WINGED WEAVER {Il!iph,u,t,n-ui. hmrhnptrra).. Sri;.—Enclosed is an-other photo of the nest ofthe Short-winged is a better photo than theone fignred in last issue, andis placed in a different situa-tion, which has to some ex-tent modified the shape: thistime ihe site chosen was thefork of a Spruce Fir. I amafraid it is too late to breedthem this season, but. quiteexpect to do so ?iext. I havejust acquired four otherspecies of Weavers, viz. :{Fl/rninehuia melanocephala)^The TJIacklieaded Weaver ;{Pi/riiiiiehiiia ii})>isfiuiicn) theAbyssinian Weaver ; { taha) the Taha Wea-wv ■ { iii(tti)e;irs to be nearly over ith W. SHORE BATLY. Sept. 2tith, 19i:5 RE BREEDING OF GREY WAXBILLS. SIK,—Being interested in Mr. Bainbriges article re abovein last issue of Bird Notes, I should like to add that in 1912a pair liuilt foui nf^sts during the season, July to Septombei, andon each. OL-ivision laid three white eggs and brooded a fewdays only
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