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I boug"ht the four parent birds in tlie spring of 1910, 

 the Rosellas together as a pair, and the Pennants separately 

 as a cock and a hen. The one Pennant, that I regarded as 

 the hen, was certainly until this breeding season much lighter 

 in colouring than the other, and I could then distinguish thera 

 easily. Now, [ can hardly do so. I think this must have been 

 an immature bird when purchased. 



My other birds, it may be recalled, were respective pairs 

 each of Redrumps, Cockateels, and Black -cheeked Ijovebirds. 

 All have reared young. Thus, including the three hybrids from 

 the joint establishment, all my live pairs have been successful. 



Red-rump Parrakeets: Since May the Redrumps have 

 nested again and produced three young, of which one died in 

 the nest; one, a cock, was fully reared (recently sold), the 

 third, a hen, died some three weeks out of the nest. This is, 

 I think the third hen these birds have hatched and reared out 

 of the nest, last year and this; and all have died some three 

 weeks after leaving the nest; I think it is when the old birds 

 cease to feed; and another time I shall take them indoors some 

 two weeks after they leave the nest; but, I do not see 

 why it should always be the hens that die as has been the 

 case with mine. I have reared all the male Red-rumps leaving 

 the nests. Can any reader suggest a reason? This makes 

 three young birds, from this pair of Redrumps, reared this 

 year and sold. 



Cockateels: The pair of Cockateels have continued 

 their wonderful record of fecundity and successful rearing of 

 their young. Since, and up to the end of July they had laid 

 22 eggs, hatched 'out 18 young, and successfully rearcJ them 

 all. I have disposed of all of them. 



As soon as the last brood left the nest at the end of 

 July, the hen laid another clutch of five eggs, but something 

 disturbed her, I think one of the Pennants, and she deserted. 

 Then almost directly she laid four eggs, when the tub fell down 

 as she sat, and the eggs were broken. Now she has laid 

 another four eggs, ana again deserted. This makes 35 eggs 

 laid, and 18 young reared by one pair of Cockateels in nine 

 months. I am not selling this pair! 



Black-cheeked Lovebirds: These were kept in a large 

 cage by themselves; the cage stood in the garden, and I Lad 



