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hardiness and docility, as well as the readiness with 

 which they will adapt themselves to a life in captivity, 

 where they will breed quite freely. The only drawback 

 is their ferocity. Should one of a pair fall ill, the other 

 will quickly turn upon it and kill it, unless the sufferer 

 is quickly removed somewhere out of the reach of 

 the unkind partner. But given plenty of room, adequate 

 shelter, and no company but their own, these birds 

 are really never sick or sorry, and they are well worth 

 keeping by amateurs who have the requisite accom- 

 modation at their disposal. 



The habitat of the Swainson Lorikeets is in Eastern 

 and North-eastern Australia, where they are of sufficiently 

 common occurrence. 



The scientific name is Trichoglossiis Swainsonii. 



