II. E. Rogers—The Avicultural Phoenix



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Should readers care to address me at 8 Kenilworth Court, Putney,

S.W. 15, I shall be only too glad to furnish them with any further

information they may desire.



THE AVICULTURAL PHCENIX


By H. E. Rogers


I was pleased, indeed, to see the current number of the Avicultural

Magazine ; it is more than interesting.


As an illustration of the gradual return to normal conditions,

I cannot do better than give a rough list of some of the more important

specimens which have passed through my hands the last three

months, and have been sold to various zoological societies,

menageries, and private collectors ; 2 Sun Bitterns, 1 Naked-throated

Bell-bird, 1 Convex-billed Hornbill, 2 Egrets, 8 Scarlet Ibises, 12

Curassows, 5 Toco Toucans, 2 Crown Cranes, 2 Japanese Cranes,

1 Black and White West African Sparrow-hawk, 1 Amazonian

Roseate Spoonbill, 5 Redbilled Tree Ducks, 2 Bahama Ducks, 6

Red-shouldered Teal, 10 Blue-winged Teal, 2 Mandarin Ducks,

6 Rosybill Ducks, 3 Falcated Teal, 5 Maned Geese, 3 Indian Peahens,


4 Bronze-winged Pigeons, 4 Diamond Doves, 8 Macaws, 1 Yellow-

spotted Amazon, 1 Lilacina Amazon, 250 Amazons of various species

(Bluefronts, Festive, Orange-winged, Diademed, Greencheeked,

Yellow-fronted, Yellow-cheeked, Yellow-shouldered, Bodin’s, Gold-

naped, Guatemalan, Mealy, Salle’s, Vinaceous), the predominating

species being the Blue-fronted, Festive, and Orange-winged forms,

23 Accra Grey Parrots, 61 Congo Grey Parrots, 5 White-breasted

Caiques, 2 Black-headed Caiques, 8 Guianan Parrotlets, 16 Tovi,

50 Yellow-winged and 65 Tui Brotogerys, 3 Short-tailed Parrots,


5 Pionus, 2 Jendaya Conures, 12 Banded Parrakeets, 4 Blossomhead

Parrakeets, 80 Rock Parrots (Alexandrina), 3 Senegal Parrots,

4 Rose-ringed Parrakeets, 58 Ring-necked Parrakeets, 20 Crested

and Pope Cardinals, 10 Redrumps, 2 Port Lincolns, 6 Pennants,

4 Stanley, 6 Rosehill and 3 Barnard's Broadtails, 20 Cockatiels,

4 Cassicus, 8 Rock Mynahs, 6 Blue Budgerigars, 20 Olive

Budgerigars, 15 Olive and Blue Budgerigars, 20 Yellow with white


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