1906 J rroin Magazines, &c. 215 



From Magazines, &c. 



A Parrakeet Hybrid.— In The Avkultural Magazine for 

 September W. R., Fasey describes the rearing of three hybrids 

 from a male Crimson Parrakeet {Platycercus pennajitii) and a 

 female Yellow-naped Parrakeet {? Barnardius zojiuj-ius). 



ZosTEROPS Nesting in Captivity.— The same magazine 

 (above quoted) contains an account of the nesting of a species 

 of Zosterops in captivity in England, probably Z. cajndescens. 

 Eggs were laid, but something killed the birds before they got a 

 chance to hatch. 



Over the Blacks' Spur. — In TJie Victorian Naturalist 

 (February, 1906) Mrs. A. U. Hardy {nee Miss A. F. M'Haffie) 

 records a list of 46 species of birds identified by her during a 

 trip undertaken last September with her husband. 



King Parrot {Aprosmictus cyanopygius). — This species has 

 been bred in England by Mr. A. J. Salter, who gives an account 

 of his success in The Avicidtiiral Magazine for November. The 

 birds paired in 1894. Five eggs were laid, on the ground in an 

 outdoor aviary. The two eggs that hatched were sat on for 26 

 days. One young bird died at three weeks, the other lived. 



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" Genera Avium." — To hand are parts i.-v. of this work, 

 dealing with one family of Passeres {Eurylceniidce), one of 

 Picariae {Todidce), and three of Psittaci {Stringopidce, Nestoridcs, 

 and CacatuidcE). The text relating to the latter is by Count 

 Salvadori, whose specialty is the order Psittaci. The two 

 coloured plates illustrating the differences in the genera of 

 Cockatoos are excellent. 



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GOULDIAN Finches.— Dr. A. G. Butler says, in The 

 Avicnltnral Magazine for November, that recent evidence is 

 favourable to the view that the Red-headed phase of the 

 Gouldian Finch is a mutation from the Black-headed race, and 

 is on the increase, owing to the preference shown by the hens of 

 both types for the Red-headed males, and that eventually the 

 Black-headed race will become extinct. Black-headed parents 

 have produced young with red heads. 



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Red-headed and Black-headed Gouldian Finches. — 

 In past years I have had numbers of both species ; and with me 

 they (especially the males) have lived for long periods, but each 

 bird, Red or Black, male or female, has invariably moulted true 



