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addled. I put two iiest-ljoxes in the cage in case the hen lays a 

 second clutch of eggs before the young of the preceding clutch 

 are ready to leave the nest. The two nest-boxes are fixed on 

 the left-hand side of the cage, near the roof, behind the felt 

 covering that part of the wire-netting. As it is necessary to- 

 see, now and then, what is going on in the nest-boxes, I make 

 a lid about Sjin. square in the liack of each box, towards the 

 top, and a corresponding lid a trifle larger in the side of the 

 cage, all opening outwards on hinges and closing with buttons; 

 inspection is then easy, when the hen is off the nest, without 

 disturbing the parents. Five eggs are generally laid per clutch, 

 but in 1906 I had fifteen in one clutch, all clear of course, being 

 too many to incubate. There are usually three Jiests each sea- 

 son, and I have reared eleven young from the same pair in one 

 season. The bottom of the cage is sanded, on drawers, and 

 cleaned out as required. 



Food is an easy matter; a mixture of Canary' seed, white 

 millet, oats and a Utile hemp ; green food, chickweed and 

 groundsel, when in season, and plenty of it when there are 

 young to be fed. 



It will be seen from these remarks the Redrump is easily 

 accommodated and a prolific breeder; too much so, perhaps, for 

 if he were not so easily satisfied, he would probably be thought 

 more of— as he deserves. 



Success in breeding Parrakeets, larger than Budgerigars, 

 lies largely, I think, in housing each pair separately, and I am 

 persuaded that a box-cage, similar to the one I have described, 

 or a trifle larger, say 4ft. long, 2|ft. wide and 2|ft. high, would 

 be sufficient for almost any Parrakeet of the Redrump size;, 

 and I should not hesitate to try breeding, with probable success, 

 Parrakeets of the size of Rosellas, Pennants and the like, in a 

 similar box-cage, 5ft. long, 3ft. wide and 3ft. high. The only- 

 disadvantage I know is, that when there are three or four 

 young out of the nest, they are, with the parents, in rather 

 close quarters, and it is necessary, with species that have more 

 than one nest in the season, to remove the young as soon as 

 there are signs of illtreatment to them on the part of the 

 parent (the cock is generally the culprit) and another nest 



