Tenvant x RosclJa Parral-rrf Tli/hriJs, etc. ol7 



General Notes: At the present time (October 3rd), I 

 have two young Gouldian Finches in the nest, also two Black- 

 cheeked Lovebirds, and one Long- -tailed Grassfinch— an Olive 

 Finch, laid to-day. The Cordon Bleus laid, but the eggs were 

 infertile. The Orange-breasted Ground Thrush sang beauti- 

 fully, and last month I bought a hen, hoping to breed them, 

 next year. I wish some member would say if they can, be 

 wintered out of doors. I sec one of our members has success- 

 fully reared one young bird* and I hope he will write his' 

 experience. 



*It is the Orange-headed Ground Thrnsli (G. rltrh/n) which has snc- 

 cessfidly reared one young bird in Mr. H. D. Astley's aviary this season. I 

 presume Miss Hawke's birds are of this species, though the "White-throated 

 Ground Thrush (G. rt/a/ionoiiis) lias an orange breast, but can he easily dis- 

 tinguished from the former species by its black facial markings. Eoth these 

 species can be wintered out of doors if ttieir aviary has a weather-pi oof shel- 

 ter attached, and in a northern county it would be wise to shut them in the 

 shelter at night, driven them in, if need be. — Ei>. 



Pennant x Rosella Parrakeet Hybrids, etc. 



Bv J. SUMNEK MaKKINEK. 



When in May last I sent you my notes as to nesting 

 results, which you paid me the unexpected compliment of 

 printing as a separate article in the June number under the 

 head of " Freely Imported Species and their Treatment," I 

 said that I was then watching with much interest the doings 

 of what I then regarded as Pennant and Kosella pairs res- 

 pectively . 



Even then, however, I Avas already doubtful as to their 

 pairing correctly, since I had noticed the cock Pennant feed- 

 ing one of the Rosellas, and it certainly seemed as if these 

 two birds at any rate were going to cross breed, leaving 

 the other Pennant supposed to be a cock, and the other Eosella 

 s'upposed to be a hen, probably as I anticipated at 'cross 

 purposes. 



The results were however better and more interesting 

 than I anticipated, for very shortly after I found greatly to 

 my surprise the other Rosella was missing, and on searching for 

 it I discovered that this bird had actually gone to nest in a 

 trade nest box; that the other supposed hen Pennant was con- 

 stantly beside this box, and generally my beliefs as to tlxO 



