. Bird notes . 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^lrefinches,]
. Bird notes . 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^lrefinches,]\la,!ni)ie Mannikins, and others are also building. DovKS AND Pigeons.—Diamond, Peaceful, \iolet,Brushr)ronze-\\in,i4, Talpacoti, and Plumed (iround. are all incubatins^:clutches of eggs. Cieoffreys have young ones. Red MountainDoves and (ireen Iruit Pii:;eons have not yet nested. TheIruit-pii^eons will not eat fruit, but take freely of boiled rice,staked maize and L^rey peas, also small dry seed and come on. Yellow-winqed Suy-nr-lnrd and Zelira Finches. ihe .ground to feed quite often. The cock is cpiite tame and maybe handled without moving;-, but the hen is wilder. The Indian(ireen-win;^ Doves have, as yet, shown no ^ns of nestiuij;. South Amp:ricans and Others.—Cuban Finches arebuildin,^, as also are Airginian and Pope Cardinals. The Red-crested Cardinals commenced nest construction, but as theywere always trying- to fight the Popes through the nettingdividing the two aviaries, I thought it wiser to remove and Iileated Finches are doing nothing so far. jays are still building, and I hope eggs andyoung may follow in due course. The Song Spar- 126 77;( Hirds of Ihitish Cuiaiia. rows liave not commenced Ijinldin^ yet. but one pair,the \vliite-eyel)ro\ve(l. t^o about to^^etlier and tlie hen cliases liermate al)out, but Hies al)()ut witli him, so perliaps there is aprospect of tliem nestinj^- wlien tlie pri\el, laurel, are infull leaf, and the
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