. Bird notes . idiilirt t ii^^^B /^^(>A> /..!• H^. i^. TESCHEMAKERYOUNG DIAMOND DOVES IN NEST. 45 once more this season. If Virginians could be easily-reared they would be quite a profitable speculation,for some imported this spring have been advertised at72/6 per pair. Although I have tried various methodswith them, I cannot claim to have solved the best method, however, is, I think, to place theyoung the very day they leave the nest in a warm box-cage, with bars wide enough apart to allow of theparents feeding them, and let them remain there amonth. Then bring them indoors
. Bird notes . idiilirt t ii^^^B /^^(>A> /..!• H^. i^. TESCHEMAKERYOUNG DIAMOND DOVES IN NEST. 45 once more this season. If Virginians could be easily-reared they would be quite a profitable speculation,for some imported this spring have been advertised at72/6 per pair. Although I have tried various methodswith them, I cannot claim to have solved the best method, however, is, I think, to place theyoung the very day they leave the nest in a warm box-cage, with bars wide enough apart to allow of theparents feeding them, and let them remain there amonth. Then bring them indoors and give plenty ofmealworms, until they are well on seed. The chief difficulties with this species are that theyoung leave the nest insufficiently feathered, so thata very little rain or cold kills them ; and further that,although they grow well, they have no constitution. My Diamond Doves were nesting continuouslythroughout April, May, and June, and never failed torear all they hatched (see plate). Doves are
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