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the cases of the three cocks which I have had to live any length of time,

has not been quite the same as that of either Mr. Farrar or Dr. Butler.

They have become “sober looking” after the moult; the bright blue head

has turned to bluish grey, the scarlet breast to lemon colour, but un¬

fortunately as summer has advanced they have entirely failed to resume

their “splendid livery.” Mr. Frostick, some time ago, warned me that

they must be “ colour-fed” during the moult, if they are to keep their bright

hues in this climate. O. E. CRESSWEbb-



NOTICE.


Mr. Page wishes it to be understood that, in his note on page i6r,

all he meant to ask for was the body of any specimens that members did

not require for themselves.


BIRDS IN JAMAICA.


Sir, —Will somebody tell me what birds are indigenous to Jamaica,

and worth buying there, if any?


I am probably going there (to Kingston) for a flying visit this summer,

most likely in July or early August, and if there is anything worth getting,

could bring it back with me. I suppose there is no difficulty in shipping ?

We should go from Bristol, by Elder Dempster line.


M. vS. WlbblAMS (Mrs. LESblE WibbiAMS).



ILEIGER’S MACAW, ETC.


Sir, —Would 3-ou be so kind as to tell me if “ The Macaw Parrakeet ”

is the same as Illiger’s Macaw ? I have a fine pair of what I believed to be

the latter, but having no room for them sold them to a dealer. I was much

surprised to receive them back again, as he said they were not Illiger’s

Macaws but Macaw Parrakeets. The 1 atter I never heard of. They are exactly

like the picture of Illiger’s Macaw in Greene’s “Parrots in Captivitj'; ”

I can see no difference anywhere.


Also would you tell me if the Leadbeater’s Cockatoo and Rock

Pepler Parrakeet have been bred in captivity. I11 Dr. Greene’s book no

case is mentioned in either instance; but it is some time since the book

was edited. M. A. Johnstone.



The following reply was sent to Mrs. Johnstone :


All the Macaws are Parrakeets. There are about twenty known species

of Macaws; it follows, therefore, that there are some twenty different

species of “ Macaw Parrakeets.” The name “ Macaw Parrakeet ” is there¬

fore vague and meaningless.


The following is the description of Illiger’s Macaw (Ara maracana) as

given in the Museum Catalogue of Birds:—


Adult. Green, rump and upper tail-coverts with an olive tinge; fore¬

head rose-red ; head, nape, and cheeks greenish blue, darker on the crown ;

a patch on the lower back and another on the middle of the abdomen pale



