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congener, the Lady Amherst. But its graceful 

 movements always charm the human beholder. I have 

 constantly had over twenty adult males in one aviary; 

 and when in full spring plumage, and on a bright day, 

 incessantly dancing about, they are truly a splendid 

 sight to a bird-lover. 



It has been stated that the young do not breed the 

 first year. I have hatched eleven eggs out of thirteen, 

 and repeatedly proved this statement to bean error; 

 yet I am not sure it was not correct when these birds 

 were first bred in England. The same was said of 

 the Amherst, and I did not get their young birds to 

 breed at first, but now I do in some instances. I 

 think an adult cock with a young hen is always fertile ; 

 but, as a rule, I believe birds do not breed until they 

 are in full plumage. You may keep two or even 

 three hens to a cock. 



