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did a third batch prove to be more successful, so I 

 removed the barrel in order to prevent her laying again, 

 as I thought that so many eggs (twelve in about two 

 months) would exhaust her strength, and soon after- 

 wards I sent them both away, but subsequently learned 

 that the following summer they paired and nested 

 again with precisely the same result. 



Scientific name: Aprosmiclus erythropterus. 



