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KEY TO PLATE
1. Spice x Bib Finch.
2. Silverbill x Bengalese.
3. Red-vented x Red-eared Bulbul.
4 and 6. Magpie Mannikin x Bengalese.
5. Greenfinch x Himalayan Siskin.

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Identifier: birdnotes53fore (find matches)
Title: Bird notes
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Foreign Bird Club National British Bird and Mule Club
Subjects: Birds -- Periodicals Birds -- Great Britain Periodicals
Publisher: Brighton : Foreign Bird Club : National British Bird and Mule Club
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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F.Z.S,. ktc, J-lappenings in our Aviaries, 164-5, -14-6Tavistock, The Marquis ok * Peregrine Falcon l^pisodes, 18-9. * New Race of Blue-Bonnet Parrakeets, 46.Some Notes on Crimson-wing Parrakeets, 50-4. * Sula Island King Parrakeet, 65. * Breeding Passerine Parrotlets at Liberty, 65. * French Moult with Budgerigars and Parrakeets, 67. * Compiling a List of Foreign Birds bred at Liberty, 92, * Inbreeding of Wild Species, 92, Ijst ijj COiifiihiitoiw. .rj. TwisrocK, Im; .M\K(.iris oi- * Dirticulty or l-;iihirf of Wild liiuls (o RVsciir tlu-ir Yonivjf. q_^. * Ilu.isaiUs and IJdcr as (Irfcnfooci. 93.i.tiodiuL; trimson-winj;- Iarrakeets, 1^5-7.Sonu- Xotcs nil Ked-Sliiiiinw Parrakeels. 1S1-4. * IjTata, ()4. * Si-nilo Pit-ay. )j_\. * l)isi)Iay of Hatliilda nttiraiKhi. 153.Tlie Cockatcol at Liberty. _oS-q. * Kn.^lisli Tick Killiiio- r.irds. J33-4.WiiisTi.iK. lincii. 1.1., l-.Z.S.. M.li.O.r. ))iar\ of a Xoya.^x- Irom Karaclii to Marseilles. ~Cj-^~.\isit to an Indian jlieel. JO0-t4. Bird Notes.
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Group of Hybrids, From life hij tlie lale II- iloodchdd. ^U flights Reserved, 3anuari?. 1922. BIRD NOTES: ~ THE —JOURNAL OF THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB. Mannihins. By Wesley T. 1agk, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. To the general run of aviculturists the Mannikin groupare the least pleasing of the Family PLOCEIDJE, and I canalmost picture a grimace of disgust on the faces of some of myreaders when they notice the title of this article. Well, Im abit of an outsider, for I find some members of this group bothpleasing and interesting, and T have kept most of them. I am not speaking of cage-life, for when kept in cagesmost of them are listless and lack interest, except, perhaps, theBronze Mannikin and Bib Finch. My experience of them is in the garden (wilderness)aviary—one that allows space for flight, and containing roomfor several tall evergreen bushes; here, if not as vivacious asthe Pekin Robin, they are neither dull nor uninterestmg, farfrom it. for seen against the foliage of some evergreen bushthey

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