England ? Would an outdoor garden-aviary be suitable for them during

the Summer ? (I could give them the choice of several from 30ft. down to

10ft.) To me they appear birds that would be easily tamed, they have such

a jaunty air, not at all sh} r . Are they vicious with small birds other than

Parrakeets ? and lastly, are they destructive to growing bushes, trees, &c.


F. W. Oates.



The following reply has been sent to Mr. Oates :


I believe that there is no difference in the plumage of the sexes in

Forsten’s Lorikeet, but the cock can generally be distinguished by his

bolder appearance, and by a difference in the shape of the head. I am not

aware of their ever having bred in England. They should do well in an

outdoor aviary during the Summer. All Lorikeets are more or less spiteful

to other birds. They are not nearly so destructive as the seed-eating

Parrakeets, but unless the aviary were very large they would probably

succeed in killing all trees and shrubs in it. Horatio R. Filemer.



