. Bird notes . Zebra Finch at Xesl Pliotos 11. Shore Baily, Season 1915 //; Bayers House Aviaries. 55 already been told: in all they nested three times. On the lastoccasion the nest was constructed in an old wooden travellingcage. Three young birds left the nest, but only one was fullyreared. I have noticed with insect-eating birds that the firstto leave the nest is the strongest, and usually gets nearly allthe food, the others dying from neglect. Sulphury Seed-eaters nested twice, fully rearing oneyoung one on each occasion. M P^^^ip^BQ 1 ^^^^^^1 ^^ p^ - *. .^Jf^^ . 11 n^^^^l fli 1 . j^-~
. Bird notes . Zebra Finch at Xesl Pliotos 11. Shore Baily, Season 1915 //; Bayers House Aviaries. 55 already been told: in all they nested three times. On the lastoccasion the nest was constructed in an old wooden travellingcage. Three young birds left the nest, but only one was fullyreared. I have noticed with insect-eating birds that the firstto leave the nest is the strongest, and usually gets nearly allthe food, the others dying from neglect. Sulphury Seed-eaters nested twice, fully rearing oneyoung one on each occasion. M P^^^ip^BQ 1 ^^^^^^1 ^^ p^ - *. .^Jf^^ . 11 n^^^^l fli 1 . j^-~j IrH j^Bj J^H^HflJ mfiB K^H^^H Impost frnj^H -^J^^^l ^^^^^I^^Ei^B W. Shore Baily,Black Seedfincli Entering Nest. Saffron Finches and Yellow Sparrows also had twonests each, fully rearing three young birds at their last at-tinij^ls, which took p1;i(e in October. Full details of tlie rearing of the other small birdshave already a])pearcd in our Journal. My Aviary and Gouldian Finches. Hv Bkrnard Thomass
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