164 The Norfolk Plover in India. 



seldom molest their neighbours, and ignore little birds 

 altogether. They are perfectly hardy when acclimatised, in 

 spite of the hot region they inhabit in a natural state. They 

 should be fed on hemp, sunflower, canary, oats, nuts of all kinds, 

 and fruit. Their voices are loud and unmusical, but they make 

 little use of them, except when at liberty. 



Mueller's Parrakeet (Tanygnathus mucUcri). 



The sexes are easily distinguished, the hen having a horn- 

 coloured, instead of a red. beak, and practically no blue in her 

 plumage. 



Great-billed Parrakeet (Tanygnatluis macrorhyncus). 



The female is more slender than the male, has a smaller 

 l)eak, and the lower part of the wing is green and not blue, as in 

 the male. My birds always looked rough indoors, but got into 

 fair plumage in an outdoor aviary. They never try to bite 

 through the wire netting of their flight, though they could do 

 so with ease if they tried. An old male I set at liberty soon 

 got into first-rate plumage, and. from being a caricature of a 

 parrot, became a noble looking bird with most beautiful colour- 

 ing and markings. He also grew very lively, performing 

 quaint antics and uttering the most extraordinary noises. 

 Unfortunately, as nearly all unmated parrots do, he ultimately 

 strayed and was lost, but I can say that he gave me more 

 pleasure during the four months he stayed in my garden than 

 during the four years I had previousy had him in confinement. 



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The Norfolh Plover in India. 



By H. Whistler, F.Z.S.. M.B.O.U. 



Tn Bird Notes (May, 1916) I described a nest -of the 

 Norfolk Plover found in a mango grove; it may be of interest 

 therefore to describe anotlier nest in a different situation, 



