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two of these were drowned; the other is a fine bird, brown like 

 the Spice bird, only the pencilling is more marked. He has^ 

 paired with a Bengalee. 



My Avadavats hatched three young ones, reared them for 

 ten dajs and then deserted them. 



I have a lovely pair of Crimson Wing Parrakeets which I 

 hope will breed this 3'ear. 



^be (5olt)cns«crowneD (Toiuires. 



[Couuriis aureus). 

 By WEsr.Kv T. Pack, P\Z.S. 



The plate for which these notes are written, is a photo from 

 a water-colonr drawing by Mr. J. C. Park, drawn from living 

 birds in the possession of our esteemed member, Mr. F. vSomers, 

 M.R.C.V.S., whom I have failed in persuading, so far, to write 

 an account of his interesting pets. 



This is another species which so far has not been bred in 

 this country, and which even town and city folk might risk in 

 their garden aviaries, and be, perchance } the fortunate one to 

 breed the species for the first time ; at any rate it is a very hand^ 

 some species and well worth keeping for its beauty and activity- 

 alone. It is of graceful and slender build, and though seeing 

 it on the wing is a treat yet in store for me, it needs but little 

 exercise of the imagination to deduce, how charming they 

 would be in a roomy flight. 



Dk.sCription : Upper half of body plumage, vivid green 

 (quite bronzy in some lights), suffused with light blue; the 

 secondaries, outer webs and lower portion of flights of the same 

 brilliant hue ; lower surface light grey ; the head is adorned 

 with a golden-orange orbital ring and forehead patch of the 

 same colour ; beak blackish ; legs and feet, dark grey. 



Further notes here are uncalled for, as in Vol. IV., page 

 279, Dr. Creswell gave a descriptive article on this species- 

 illustrated by a coloured plate. 



