200 



CANARIES AND CAGE-BIRDS. 



years old. Cockatoos are cared for and treated the same as other members of the 

 Parrot family, and require the regular Parrot cages or stands. The latter are more 

 generally used, as on them even the largest birds can raise their crests. 



TABLE OF THE PARROT FAMILY. 



The above represents a comparative table of the excellences of the principal 

 members of the Parrot family. Ten is the maximum figure under each heading, 

 and the total number of points is ninety. These figures are based upon observations 

 made while the writer owned large numbers of the birds named. In some excep- 

 tional cases, a member of one of the classes which stands low in the list may com- 

 bine many of the accomplishments credited to the leading classes. 



