3162 THE ZooLocist—Aveust, 1872. 
July 7. Two young ones came out. 
» 9. A fourth young one came out. 
,, 14. All four young ones sat huddled together on one of the 
perches, with their heads turned on one side and their faces pressed 
against the scapular feathers at the elbow of the wing: this attitude, 
so common with birds while roosting, is described as having the 
“head under the wing,” a feat which I believe it difficult for a 
bird to perform. This somnolent propensity gave me great anxiety, 
more especially as I never saw the parents feeding the little ones, 
and very rarely saw either of the little ones on the floor of the 
cage, where food was always provided for them, and this food the 
parents were continually visiting throughout the day: their good 
example was for awhile lost on their children. 
It will be useless to relate here what ineffectual attempts I made 
to induce the little ones to feed: during the ensuing fortnight they 
gradually improved, and at length fed with their parents, but 
appeared to eat very little. 
At the beginning of August there were renewed signs of love- 
making between the old birds; and always, when not receiving the 
amatory attentions of her partner, the female occupied herself in 
preparing her nest for a second brood; she seemed never tired of 
bringing little scraps of objectionable matter to the entrance-hole 
and dropping them on the floor of the cage; among other rejecta- 
menta I observed two eggs, perhaps addled, but I had not 
witnessed the operation of ejecting them. 
August 31. The female was evidently sitting, as she never made 
her appearance. 
September 10. Both birds were out and flying about for at least 
an hour: I conjectured the eggs were hatched or possibly were 
forsaken. 
f 26. A young parrot left the nest. 
* 28. Two more young ones came out. 
ss 30. A fourth young one came out. 
October 2. A fifth young one came out: one was killed last 
night by a rat, of which I shall have more to say hereafter. ; 
» 4 A-sixth young one came out. 
» 22. Love scenes again enacted between the old birds. 
1872. February 9. I observed more young parrots in the nest, 
but failed in my attempts to count them: these are still the progeny 
