The History of the Budgerigar. 205 



up a continual ' ping 1 ping ! ping ! ' but the hens never make any 

 noise. This is the best check which inexperience;! amateurs can adopt 

 if they have any doubt about their pets." 



The Other is given by Dr. Butler in " Foreign Birds 

 for Cage and Aviary (Part II. p. 230) with strong backing 

 of Mr. Abrahams' authority and is to the effect that hens draw 

 blood when ihey bite, and that cocks do not, so that, as he 

 neatly puts it, "if you purchase your birds after the- breeding 

 season, you have nothing to do but let every specimen bite 

 vou, and th? tirst which draws blood will be a hen." 



With this digression from the strait historical path I 

 will conclude, adding a hope that these pages will provoke 

 comment and further information on the many points still 

 left in the mists, so that the wish I expressed earlier of a 

 really complete history of this bird may be realised at no 

 distant date. I may mention some of the points, which have 

 suggested themselves to me on re-reading what I have written. 

 " Furthei informal ior. on the actual pigment-change in the 

 Blue Budgerigai. 2. Were there ever really White Budgeri- 

 gars, and where? How many Blue Budgerigars are there 

 in England now? Cannot some of our readers give us a 

 census? 



{Concluded from page 151). 

 ♦ 



Editorial. 



We regret that the pressure of many duties has pre- 

 vented the continuation of the article " Endhrance of J>irds," 

 it will, however, ho resimied as soon as Mr. Page can collate 

 his data, some of which is astray, owing to his recent change 

 of residence. 



Nesting Notes: The following have been sent in 

 (see others under Correspondence). 

 L. PULLAR (Bridge of Earn). 



Willi Du(k.— 4 fully rcarcu. 



Golden Pheasants.— Produced iS eggs, all infertile I thmk new blood 



lb needed. 

 Calilurni.m Quad. — ib eggs being incubated by a broody inn. 

 RingMR'ck Parrakeets.— 3 eggs laid, all infcrtdL. 



Quaker Parrakeets.— 4 eggs laid, one young bird being fed in nest. 

 Turtle and Stock Doves.— Koth incubating clutclies ol eggs. 



