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secondaries, and bj'^ the end of December their new 

 wings had completely grown, the green and blue 

 being much more vivid than in the older feathers of 

 the other side. Judging from this I think it will not 

 be found after their moult, but at presejit the entire 

 colour, i.e. the green of the body, shews a decided 

 metallic coppery tinge in some lights, probably only 

 from structural wear and tear of the feathers and con- 

 sequent prominence of their ground colour. In \\\y 

 opinion the slight relief afforded by the orange of the 

 forehead and orbital rings gives these birds a very 

 handsome appearance. 



Wanting their cage for another Psittacid I rather 

 reluctantly turned them out about the 3rd of last 

 month (January) into the aviary on the lawn, which 

 is open on all sides, and where in the compan}' of a 

 pair of Rosellas they are apparently very happy and 

 comfortable. At any rate they can often be seen play- 

 ing their game of romps on the hanging revolving 

 perches in tlie centre. 



Since according to Mr. Seth-Smith's useful and 

 delightful book there is no record of their having bred 

 in this countr3% it is my ambition to succeed in this 

 direction next summer, by giving them an aviary to 

 themselves, and to tame a young one. What a pleasant 

 thiuff is castle building ! 



