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mixture of canary, hemp, millet, and oats ; with a piece of 

 biscuit (dry), ripe fruit, a few nuts, cuttlefish, and, of course, 

 water, will keep this species lookinoj very fit and well ; while 

 slops, messes, and table scraps will soon make it look a miser- 

 able and disreputable creature. 



Description : Upper half of body, darkish grass green ; 

 head and cheeks, yellowish-grey ; nape and back of neck, 

 brighter green ; throat and breast, vinous red ; remainder of 

 imder surface, yellowish green ; underside of tail, yellow ; a 

 broad, black moustachial streak adorns the lower part of the 

 face, while a narrower black streak extends from the upper 

 mandible to the eye and from the eye to the nape ; the beak is 

 red ; legs and feet greyish-pink. A similar species or race has 

 the whole of the under surface yellowish-green. 



As there is so little difference between the Javan Parrakeet 

 and its Indian congener, I have placed both the specific names 

 at head of these notes. They certainly are not as noisy as some 

 of their more talkative cousins, but they are docile, gentle, 

 and handsome in appearance. 



So far they have not been bred in captivity in this country, 

 but there appears to be no reason why they should not do so, 

 providing a fairh' spacious aviary could be given up to them. 

 Under such conditions when climbing and flying about, this 

 species and man\' others make a fine spectacle indeed. In most 

 towns and cities we have neighbours to consider, who are uot 

 aviculturists, and have neither sympathy nor patience with our 

 lunacy, and so with us Platycerci has the greater opportunities 

 to distinguishingitself in reproducing its kind, while Palceomis 

 is more or less neglected. There is an opportunity for our 

 country members at least to earn a certificate by breeding this 

 species. 



