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I can hardly hope, Mr. Editor, that these notes can be of 

 any value, but at any rate they will serve to show what a deep 

 interest even a small collection of birds may afford, and should 

 they prove the means of adding but one more to the membership 

 of your valuable Society I shall be more than repaid for the time 

 spent in jotting down my experiences. 



flDrs. HnniiiQson's Collection of parrots, 

 Cockatoos, etc. 



By W. T. Page, F.Z.S. 



B} r the kindness of Mrs. and Dr. Anningson I was privileged on 

 October 28th to view the above, and to spend a most pleasant half-day at 

 their Cambridge home. First of all I must congratulate Mrs. Anningson 

 on the fine condition of her large pets, for though many where still in the 

 moult, they are all tight and sleek, with not a feather eater among them, 

 this alone speaks volumes for their hygienic housing and treatment. 



The Parrot House : This is really a handsome building, roomy, well- 

 lighted, scientifically ventilated and with an ample hot water service to 

 keep at bay the inclemencies of our Rnglish winter. The door is at one 

 end, with a lobby entrance, thus checking draught ; the interior is tastefully 

 decorated with a combination of pale greens; a range of windows runs 

 right along the front of the house, these are all made to open, so that the 

 building is cool and airy during summer's heat. A staging runs along each 

 side and one end of the house, there is also another stage running down the 

 centre of the house, with an ample gangway between each. It will be seen 

 that with such accomodation combined with the personal supervision and 

 care their owner bestows upon them, that the Parrots, etc., at " Walt-ham- 

 sal" enjoy an elysium that falls to the lot of few feathered aliens. 



The Birds : It will be simplest to simply give a list of the birds in the 

 first instance and then briefly pass them in review afterwards. 



1 White-tailed Black Cockatoo {Calyplorhynchus baudinii). 



1 Banksian Cockatoo {Calyplorhynchus banksii). 



1 Bare-eyed Cockatoo {Cacaiua gymnopis). 



2 Great Salmon-crested Cockatoos {Cacaiua moluccensis). 

 2 Gang Gang Cockatoo {Callocephalon galeatum). 



1 pair Lesser Lemon-crested Cockatoo {Cacaiua sulphured). 



2 pairs Leadbeater Cockatoo {Cacaiua leadbealeii). 

 1 c? Great White-crested Cockatoo {Cacaiua alba). 

 1 pair of Goffin's Cockatoo {Cacaiua goffini). 



1 <? Hyacinthine Macaw {Anodorhyuchus hyaciuthiuus). 

 1 Blue Macaw {Anodorhyuchus glaucus). 

 1 <? Red and Blue Macaw (Ara macao). 



