2 Sky Blue Bvdgprigarfi. 



sheer t>f)()(l hu-k utkI watchfnbiess, Moiis. Panvvels unearthed their 

 obscurity. \^'h('ii once this kiKUvlodirr' liad befome ours, the 

 next question was to secure all partioulars, whieh were rjuickly 

 forthcomin.i^, only to confii'in the faots already known, that 

 the then luck^' possessor, a lafly living in a remote district 

 of another country had secured the two pairs belonging to 

 the Dutchman at his death, and not being deeply interested 

 in aviculture, but like many others, kept l)irds for the love 

 of them and their beauty, had during' the intervening years 

 kept these birds in her possession steadily, very steadily. 

 I should imagine, breeding them. 



Mons. Pauvvel's desire in bird life being to possess the 

 unique, the next move was either to secure the existing lot, 

 or as many as possible, and ai-ranse for the monopoly of the 

 others remaining in the lady's possession. The latter was the 

 offer accepted, as the lady would not part with her old breed- 

 ing pairs, and that is exactly how matters stand —the monopoly 



of these charming, unique, beautiful birds, remain in our hands 



at least for a few seasons, so it is unlikely they will become 

 at all common for some years. 



Blue Budgerigars — and a beautifid sky blue at that — 

 no wonder they created a sensation at the recent L.C.B.A. 

 Show. Admired by everyone, and more especially the ladies, 

 for it is connnon knowledge that the delicate tint of sky blue 

 always commands admiration from the fair sex. Such a 

 colouring is rarely seen in natural plumage, so imagine if 

 you can the beauty of a team of about twenty — with their 

 body colouration of this charming and attractive colour, the 

 deep royal blue chin spots, the clear white crown and finely 

 picked out black and white Avings — flitting about from perch 

 to perch in a large outdoor aviary. Tt is a sight worth 

 taking much trouble to see. 



Baby Blue Budgerigars are equally charming, the nest 

 feathers are of the same beautiful shade, but ])a.lei-, the crown 

 is finely pencilled with black, the dec]) bhu- chin siots arc 

 only slightly developed, and the lilack and white wing mark- 

 ings are somewhat indistinct. The lirst moult, however, i-e- 

 places all these baby imperfections with tlii> nei'icd adult 

 plumage, so beautifully depicted in the plate aceomnanying 

 this article. 



