78 Some Notes of My Birds. 



I Hill Mynah i Canton Alockini^-bird 



1 Cat Bird (Aiist.) 2 Harbets 



2 Hangnests i i'ileated Jay 



Peace did not always reign in this aviary; it used tt 

 contain an African Pied Starling, so 1 sold the offender, and 

 peaceftil harmony now reigns supreme. 



Vasa Parrot {Coracopsis fcisa), and Bare-eyed 

 Cockatoo (Cacatua gyjiniopis). We are having great fun 

 just now watching the love making of these two birds. The 

 Vasa is a hen, such a sweet silly old thing; 1 have been told 

 Vasas are dull birds; my bird is certainly not so; she is a great 

 talker, keen flyer, never still, and always in mischief. She is 

 now in perfect plumage, very glossy, with a mealy appearance 

 over her feathers. I call her a handsome bird, a great change 

 and contrast in colour compared with the l^'illiant greens, etc., 

 of the other parrots. She has a box, which she delights to get 

 the Bare-eye to come down and play with her around it ; they 

 have a rag doll which is greatly loved, also the Roseate Cockatoo 

 (Cacatua roscicapiUa), when allowed, delights to join in the fun. 

 The Vasa says " Come on Paul, do! come on!" Poor Paul 

 gets no peace until the Vasa gets right under his wings, and 

 Paul (the Bare-eye) feeds her. Is it possible, I wonder, for 

 them to really mate ? 



Nesting Notes: I believe my ived-collared Lorikec'S 

 (TricJioglossiis nibritorqiies) liave eggs, as the hen ai)pears to 

 be sitting. 



Blue and Blue-bred Budgerigars are laying: ditto Zebra 

 Finches (Taenia pygia castonotis). 



I have paired Rosella Parrakeets (riatycerciis exii)iiits). 

 but the cock bird is unfaithful and is madly in love with a hen 

 Barnard's (BanianfiKS bar)iardi), who welcomes his advances; 

 tliese feed each other. I hardly know what to do, as the Rosella 

 \\u\ not look at his mate. [You nnist either let them follow 

 their own sweet will, or remove the hen Barnard's out of sight 

 and hearing of the Rosella. — Ed.] 



^ly Bell Bird (Manorhina iiielaiiopiirys) was dancing and 

 displaying this morning (March 27); it quit" put up a crest and 



