Corrcspondmre. 2^7 



l)iit in his c-iso fhc paivnla-c ua< f faiisposcd, viz, Ribbon x 

 Ko(l-hea(l(Mi Finch. II would appear fioiii lln' speoimonsi 

 we havi- seen (.i- I'cad ili> ^.-lipl ioiis nl' llial iiidiviilual spoci- 

 iiicn^ of llicsc hyhi'ids would \;\r\ coiisiflcralilN' in plumage. 

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25(5, liiK— ni. n.r "aro as follow," ivad are 

 (IS folloii's: 

 ,. 261. line 12, ior " Sikhim," i-oad Sil-J:wi. 

 „ 270, line 21, foi' " Jin/m Ii?/mp7iali.s " re-ad 

 Jin/ro Jn'r))i(iJi.s. 



Correspondence. 



PARRAKEETS, ETC , AT WOBURN ABBEY. 



Sir. — T see ili.d tlnTc ;ire one or two sli^'lif errors in <Iie note on the 

 hreedins; of Parrakeets, etc., here this season. The Stanleys were hred in 

 an aviary, not at bherty. and the Roseate Cockatoos reared younsr in 1012. 

 Tliis year I had bad hick with them, the hen dying egcr-bound in February 

 — the nsual fate of hen Roseates at bberty, which, in the .svrnw/ season, ab 

 ways try to jiest too early, and as a nde pay the penalty in the way referred 

 to. I obtained another hen from the Zoological Gardens, but, after stajing 

 ahout for a few days, she went clean away, taking the cock with her, and I 

 never heard of either again. 



The dang-Oang deserted her nest on account of illness, for we have 

 now discovered her to be suffering badly from tuhercidosis, which is most 

 unfortunate. On two previous occasions (in 1911 and 1912J she had nested 

 and sat full time, but the eggs were infertile as her mate Avas a cripple and 

 had lost a leg. This year she was paired to a fine strong bird, and I had 

 great hopes of success, not foreseeing the catastrophe which has overtaken 

 her. 



Tn reply to ^Mis. Hartley's letter. T regret to say T have had no answer 

 ahout the cock Turquoisine and fear that he must therefore have succumhed 

 during the past winter. I do not think he ever went to the Zoological 

 Cardens. Tt is sad that aviculturists both in England and on the Continent 

 failed to realize the approaching extinction of this lovely Parrakeet, and 

 made no serious attempt to breed sufficient members in captivity to avert 

 a catastrophe ; it might so easily have been done. 



The same remark applies, to a certain extent, to the Carolina Con- 

 ure, although on account of its destructive habits, unpleasant voice, and 

 not particularly attractive plumage, it is perhaps not very surprising that it 

 did not find sufficient admirers to save it from its fate. 

 Woburn Abbey, Woburn. TAVISTOCK. 



August 2'2nd, 1913. 



