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your cap. I'erliaps their only faults arc that they do not like 

 beiny" driven otT when one wants to leave the aviary, and that 

 their caresses are somewhat energetic. They are very fond of 

 chewing my liands. and occasionally draw blood when so doing! 

 It is ,'dl meant in good part, and nuist therefore be accepted in 

 that light. 



Both these birds and their parents always spend the night 

 in a nest-box. and so are practically indejiendent of the weather 

 at night. By their demeanour I should not be at all surprised 

 to fmd them sitting also in a few days. 



The old birds have thus reared five young already this 

 year, and may possibly bring off two more by Christmas. 

 Should their offspring rear one or more young before the year 

 is otit 1 shall consider that I have a strain of Lorikeets as easily 

 bred and considerably more remunerative than the common 

 Budgerigar. 



()f my other doings for the year there is not much to 

 relate. 



Diamond Doves have reared six young \o maturity, and 

 have allowed se\"eral just out f)f the nest to die for want of 

 attention. 



My Californian Quails have this year failed to do anything 

 beyond laying 18 egi^s, which were all unfertile. The hen. who 

 has done her duties faitlifully for several years, was getting old, 

 and has since died. 



Rosellas only reared five young, two of which never left 

 the nest although fully feathered and well grown. 



Peach-faced Lovebirds hatched out one chick out of six- 

 eggs in June. It was fully reared. The next sitting of four 

 eggs was entirely successful; the four yoimgsters graduallv 

 left the nest at several days' inter^-al during October. Thev 

 are all strong on the wing at the moment, though they spent 

 their first few days on the ground. 



