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the Thick-billed Parrakeets, the Blue-winged Love-bird, 

 the Small-billed Parrakeets, the Ring-necks, and the 

 genns Polytelis, are all dealt with. There are coloured 

 plates of the Brown-throated, Cactus, Lesser Patagonian, 

 White-eared, and Pearly Conures : the White -winged 

 and Tui Parrakeets ; Blyth's Nicobar and the Nicobar 

 Parrakeet and Barraband's Parrakeet. Two of the 

 drawings are by ]\Ir. Gronvold — the rest by !Mr. H. 

 Goodchild. We very much prefer INIr. Goodchild's 

 work. 



vSonie of the Conures are very charming little birds, 

 and it is a great pity that their noisiness makes them all 

 but impossible as pets. The account of the common 

 Cactus Conure is attractive, and almost makes one wish 

 to possess examples of the species— nntil one remembers 

 their truly excruciating voices. Islw Seth-Smith quotes 

 Miss Alderson on Cactus Conures, as follows, — " Like 

 every other kind of bird they vary in temperament. I 

 have three that are all that can be desired, while two 

 others are just the reverse. Of the first four I purchased 

 three are still alive; the fourth died from injuries, 

 caused, it is supposed, by a Tovi Parrakeet. All four 

 birds were extraordinarily tame from the first, though I 

 believe they were newly imported. The very day they 

 arrived they all ran in a body across the aviary floor to 

 meet me, and some of them even took biscuit from my 

 fingers. If a large bird attacked them they joined 

 forces, and it was most amusing to see them beat off a 

 formidable opponent by sheer force of numbers. The 

 three are named respectively ' Ping,' * Pong,' and 'Jock.' 

 The first two are, I think, a pair, and are devoted to each 

 other. Jock is allowed to play with them, and they are 

 very kind to him. He is the funny man of the party, 

 and goes through the most amusing antics and grimaces 

 for the benefit of the other two. They are very bright 

 and affectionate little birds, and love to sit in a row on 

 my arm eating pea-nuts and biscuits. Before T leave 

 the aviarv I have to look round to make sure they are 

 all there, for they are very fond of flying on to my back, 

 and are so light that I might easily carry one out by 



