GROUP OP COCKATOOS. 



The Love-birds derive their name from the great fondness which they display for others 

 ot their own species, and the manner in which they always sit close to each other while 

 perched each trying to snuggle as closely as possible among the soft feathers of its neigh- 

 bour. They are all little birds, and among the smallest of these is the Swindern's Love- 

 -BiED, which measures barely six inches in length. 



