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Cow Birds: These are beautiful and also very tame, 

 very readily taking mealworms from my hand. This, I believe, 

 is not a general experience. 



Canaries: I nm \-ery fond of these, and for an ,Tina- 

 teui have been very lucky indeed with tlieni. They ha\:; had 

 quite a large show season, and have ne\-er failed tu brini; home 

 first, second or third prizes, generally rirst and second. The 

 Lizards are very beautiful and elegant and are c|uite the 

 favourites with me. 



In conclusion 1 would add a word of thanks to the 

 many kind friends and fellow members .1 have bought birds 

 from and who have so willingly helped me with kind advice 

 from time to time, and if this little account is of any interest 

 I shall be pleased indeed. My birds are q hobby and the 

 greatest joy to me, the only trouble being, that like man\- 

 others, I am afraid I am too often tempted with the beautiful. 

 Great things are looked for in my small flights this season. 



The Story of Jobo. 



By E. Maud Knobel. 



About two years ago I was looking through some of 

 the back volumes of " Bird Notes," and in the July number 

 for 191 1 I came across Dr. Hopkinson's article, on "Birds 

 of Gambia," where he gi\es a delightful description of the 

 Senegal parrot. He says — " The Senegal parrot is my ideal 

 pet in the parrot line . . . easi'ly tamed, 'quiet and in- 

 telligent. It makes no difference whether it is taken old or 

 young, in three or four days it is practically tame, and in a 

 week obviously delights in being scratched, and shows every 

 sign of enjoying the attentions and presence of its owner." 



Having read this I made up my mind that this bird 

 above all others was the very pet for me, for I love a 

 thing that is tame and likes to be handled and })etted. I paid 

 a visii to the Zoo. and inspected the specimens there, and 

 found them perfectly tame and charming^ birds. Then I made 

 various? enquiries and watched thie advertisemetits, hoping that 



