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Pircrdiiip; of S ii I pitnr- crested C.oc'katoos. 



iTinnrigecl t(^ ;^('l tlicm st-t, and she now shows prarticallv no 

 cfi'ccts of the accident. 



Wlic.n the l:)irfls had l)fconie acclimatis'^d, so to speak, 

 to the verandah perches I, one day. liberated the cock bird, 

 leaving a few inches of ( liain on his h'j.^, whereby to catch 

 him if necessary. He, however, gave no trouble and in a few 

 days was flying about, and returning when he felt lonely or 

 hungry. As he was by far the most quiet and easiest to 

 handle of the two birds, it was not until the spring of 191 5 

 that, noticing how attentive he was becoming to the hen, I 

 decided to gi\e the hen hei- liberty also. This I did in March 

 with the result that they nested and reared one young bird 

 {vide "B.N." \'ol. \II. page 102). 



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After being kept on their respective perches through 

 the winter, the cock was given his liberty early in 191 6. 

 The hen was not released until March 21st, and I do not 

 know the exact date the eggs weie laid, but they were last 

 seen to come to feed together on April 7th, until the nest- 

 lings were well grown, I assume that the eggs were laid ap- 



