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BIRD NOTES: 



THE JOURNAL OF 



THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB. 



ICbe Senegal B>arrot. 



fPceocgphalus senegaliis) . 

 By Miss C. L. C01.1.IER and W. Geo. CresweIvI.. 



Some few summers ago, as I was driving through 

 Bibury, I took the opportunity of calling on the Hon. 

 and Rev. Canon Button in hope of seeing his birds. 

 He was unfortunately out, but a maid showed me his 

 aviaries, and also some parrots which were in the 

 house. But what pleased me most were some parrots, 

 who appeared to live all day in a large tree on the 

 lawn. Among them were two Senegals, who seemed 

 tame, as they allowed me to put my hand close to 

 them, although they would not come to me. The 

 maid said they would not come off the tree except 

 for Mr. Button, with whom they were quite fearless. 

 Underneath the tree two beautiful little Pomeranian 

 dogs were gambolling, and there were also one or two 

 cats. It was in fact quite a happy family, and one of 

 the prettiest sights imaginable. 



My personal experience of Senegal Parrots, how- 

 ever, is entirely confined to the one whose portrait 

 adorns this number of Bird Notes. What I have to 

 say therefore is of the nature of a biography, and in 

 no sense written from a scientific point of view. I note, 

 to begin with, that my Senegal is one of the hardiest 



