of tail-coverts and tip of tail 

 length 9.' inclios, tail 3^. 



Adnll Fniialr: "snialli 

 of /. pari la. 



ILihihil: '•Malacca." 



I''urtli<M' than to cxpix'ss tlic lioix' (hat other species 

 of this exciuisiic j^ciius may speedily be introckiecd to Eng- 

 lish aviaries, and to express my appreciation of the help of 

 the Ei'itish Museinn ollieials, when going through their skins, 

 also to aekuowjv'dye my indebtedness to the Museum Cata- 

 logue, I need not furthei' lengthen this article; but I ven- 

 ture to hope that collectors abroad will endeavour to send 

 home sutdi speeies as have not already been seen aUve in 

 England. All the species would be more than welcome, as 

 up to the, present there has been practically no opportunity 

 of studying these species in captivity. 



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Stray Notes from Hoddam Castle Aviaries. 



By E. J. BiiuuK, F.Z.S. 



[1 Hiiist preface these notes by stating that they form a letter in 

 response to an enquiry, rermissioa was, however, given to use a-s 

 we thought fit, and we give them as written, simply adding a 

 heading to the respective paragraphs. — Ed.]. 



"Makmite" Soup as a Diet toe Lokibs, etc.: Some 

 time since I .stated that my Fair Lories (Charmosynopsis pul- 

 chella) were being fed solely on " Marmite " Soup sweetened. 

 Well! they are still on this food and looking splendid; more- 

 over, they have again nested and for the first time, the egg — 

 they never lay more than one— was fertile and nearly hatched. 

 1 think tliis is a point for "Marmite" for Lories, On this 

 food the birds seem to keep in good condition and do not get 

 too fat. All my other Lories get "Marmite" and Horlick's 

 Malted Milk mixed, l)ut if the Fair Lories will do on "Mar- 

 mite " pui-e, it should be an equally good food for the more 

 robust kinds. 



A Sudden Death: My Black-cap Lory .that has been 

 in captivity some eight or nine years has just died. Is this 

 not very nearly a record for a Lory? [It would be of in- 

 terest if members would place on record instances of longevity 

 amoni;- Lories and Lorikeets.— Ed.]. The bird was in the 



