Some Colony Birds. 151 



We now come to what M-e may rail the Blue Budgeri- 

 gar period, which has received full attention in recent volumes 

 of Bird Notes, on which I propose to freely draw. 



At the L.C.B.A. Sliow in November, loio Monsieur 

 Pauvvels exhibited a perfect pa'r, the first appearance on the 

 English Show bench. They were the admired of every eye, 

 and as was only their due, took premi?r honours. 



In Bird Notes of January. 191 i, Mr. O. Millsum, who 

 was then in charge of M. Pauvvels' wonderful aviaries, gave 

 a full and most inti-rcsting paper (illustrated by ;i perfect 

 plate) on this variety, which is so full of information and in- 

 terest, that I quote it almost /// toto. After mentioning that 

 that he had known of the existence of Blue Budgerigars* with- 

 out ever expecting to sec them in the llesh, he continues : 



"An article from the Standard of March 21. 19:4. is reprinted in 

 fiirJ Notes, 1914. p. 139, in which the existence of Blue Hiids^erigars 

 nearly a generation ago was referred to, the writer believing that they 

 appeared nearly as early as the Yellow v.uiety. He continues : 



" Possibly, ITowever, this variation has also appeared more than 

 " once, and in any case the fact remains that, in spite of the high pries 

 " obtainable for Blue Budgerigars, the breed of this colour has not been 

 " multiplied greatly, and the specimens that turn up are generally very 

 " weakly-looking. This is curious as they sesm nearer the ty;,'ijal bird 

 " than the yellow breed, having the same black pencilling ; but one diffi- 

 " culty in breeding them appears to be that females " among blues are 

 " produced much more freely than males, so that it is difficult to get the 

 " latter mates of their own colour, and much in-breeding has probably 

 " been practised, " a proceeding particularly injurious to these liitle Parra- 

 ■■ keets, hardy as their constitution is." 



( To be contituicd) . 



♦ 



Some Colony Birds 



By Rev. Chas. K. D.wv.sox, S.J. M.A. (Oxon): 



Kepiintecl from "IIMEHRI" ( 1 he .Journal of the Koyal Agricultural 

 and C.'omnieicial Society of British Cuian i ), May, 1915; with com- 

 pliments and thanks to the .Author and lOlitors. Kn. "B.N." 



{Continued from page 133). 

 Doves. ihere are twelve or more species of Doves 

 indigenous to the colony. I may say in passijig that ;he lerms 

 Dove and Pigeon are interchangeable. As a general rule the 



