Streptopelia risoria. (Barbary Turtle Dove.) March 26, 1908. Bought two cocker and one hen from A. b. Robison and Co. These I placed in a new large aviary about Twenty feet square. Cost $3.00. Nov. 22, 23, and 24. March 29, 1908. Both males began making love to the hen the day after I bought them, also copulating. Apr. 12, 1908. Fred L. Granville presented me with a female minus a tail and with wings clipped. Regardless of her gro- tesque appearance both males showed her at- tention, one in particular. No. 25 is new bird. April 15, 1908. One of the birds dropped an egg while roosting last night on a perch three feet from the ground. April 20, 1908. This morning I found the tailless, flightless bird (No. 25), given one by Mr. Granville, dead in the summer house where I placed it last night as it appeared very weak. Its first mishap came just a week ago, when a cat pulled some of the skin and feathers off of its shoulder. Since then, it has grown steadily weak and the other birds