Al! rights reserved. August, 19! 6. 



BIRD NOTES: 



- THE 



JOURNAL OF THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB 



Breeding of Red-cotlared Lorikeets. 



By Miss E. G. R. Peddie Waddeij,. 



Notc;^ have already appeared of the successes of my 

 pair of these beautiful birds in past years, which still con- 

 tinue to nest regularly. 



As regards this year's successes, nesting operations 

 commenced in December, 191 5. They Were kept in a large 

 cage (3 feet square by 6 feet high) in my bird-room. Their 

 cage is fitted with branch-pr^rches and a nesting barrel, hung 

 up at one end near the top, but not so high that I could not 

 see inside by standing on a stool. 



The period of incubation was calculated from the first 

 night she sj^ent in the barrel, and exactly twenty-four days 

 later I heard the first sound of young birds. During the in- 

 cubation period I have noticed, that they consume less food, 

 and the cock bird is often in the nest barrel. For the first 

 week or ten days, though I gave more food than usual they 

 did not oat it all, but after that it was hard work to keep them 

 supijlied. 1 always kepi j)ltnt\- of canary seed in the rag-e, 

 and ir ihe morning about seveii o'clock I lit the gas and gave 

 them two tea biscuits, broken up and moistened with sop, made 

 of Mellin's Food, Horlick's Malted Milk and honey; at mid- 

 day half a sponge cake dry, and in the evening* half a sponge 

 <ake soaked in .\estle's milk. I have noticed that after about 

 ten days ihc hen did not remain constantly in tin- nest barrel, 

 bill only went ni to f(\'(i and in this duty the (oek look his 

 full share. I (lid not sup|)ly any ^reen food as I was afraid 

 it niighl be lro-,leid. 1 have also noticed that when ft'eding 

 young the parent bird-. ])reler the food fairly dry. 



1 shoukl have said that the young birds appeared 



