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Crylonese Hanging Pareakeet {Loriculus indicits). 

 Two males in exquisite condition, represent this gorgeously 

 apparellecl' and minute Lorikeet. 



Description: General body colour vivid green, paler on 

 the underparts; crown, nape, and upper tail-coverts fiery red; 

 nape and mantle washed with orange; lores, cheeks, chin and 

 throat distinctly bluish; inner webs of flights and under sur- 

 face of tail bluish -green; beak orange -red; feet dull yellow. 



This species is not now included in the Loriida?, it 

 does not posess the fringed (brushed) tongue which characterise 

 this family but, I have left it here as it requires very similar 

 food and treatment — they certainly however, appear to favour 

 Canary seed. 



The PsittacidK given in list on p. 182 of currenti 

 volume, scarcely call for description all being well-known 

 species. 



The small birds. Finches, Sugar-birds, Tanagers, etc., 

 have not hitherto figured largely in the Hoddam Castle collec- 

 tion of living birds, but appear likely to be better repre- 

 sented in the future. I cannot give a full list as I did not 

 take notes, but call to mind excellent specimens of Blu',e 

 Sugarbirds {Dacnis cayana), Yellow-winged Sugar-birds (C. 

 cyanea); Blue, Superb, Scarlet, and Festive Tanagers; also 

 Gouldian, Parrot, and other Finches. 



To he Continued. 



Aviary Notes. 



By Hon. Mary C. Hawke. 



This season, though containing many disappointments 

 and annoying failures, has been a fairly successful one. The 

 birds have done well, and losses have been very few, though 

 considering the almost tropical summer we have had I hoped 

 for better breeding results, as the aviaries get shade during 

 the afternoon and so escaped its most overpowering elTects. 



Virginian Cardinals: These built a nest and laid quite 

 early in the season; two chicks were hatched put, the parents 

 fed well but, to my surprise, the young did not leave the nest 

 two days after being fully fledged, as all the other Virginians 



