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several feet. The hearing of the bird is very acute, and it is sometimes seen

to listen like a Thrush, then dive its bill into the turf and bring up a worm.


That the bird is extremely tame can be seen from the accompanying

photographs by Mr. P. If. Balir, which are reproduced from British Birds.

It will even “display ” to its owner, walking round and round his hand and

uttering its spring note with tail spread like a fail.



NOTICES OF NEW BOOKS, ETC.



TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION.



Messrs. Witherby have brought out the first number of a

new magazine with the above title, which is to appear monthly

at the popular price of one shilling net. The subjects dealt with

are of absorbing interest and the magazine is very well got up

and illustrated. Sir Clements Markham, the “ Father of Ex¬

ploration,” opens the number with “ A Call to Exploration ” ;

Lieut. A. Trolle writes on “ The Danish Greenland Expedition” ;

Miss Edith Durham describes “Travel in the Balkans”; Mr.

Dudley Kidd writes on the best means for travellers to adopt in

order to secure good photographs ; and Mr. Bernaechi describes

“ The Forests of Peru.” But the paper that appeals most directly

to aviculturists is that by Mr. C. B. Horsbrugh, in which lie

describes in an interesting way his recent expedition to British

New Guinea in search of living Birds of Paradise, in which he

was successful in bringing home several species which had never

before reached this country alive.



CORRESPONDENCE, NOTES, ETC.



KEEPING VARIOUS KINDS OF BIRDS TOGETHER.


Sir, —Though unable to give any hints from personal experience on

the keeping of different kinds of parrakeets in peace together in an aviary,

I think the subject of agreement and disagreement of different species of

birds, when living in captivity, is certainly one to be studied.


I have kept all kinds of birds together in just a flight cage of 4 feet

wide with a dome top, and it has been an endless source of amusement to

me to notice all their different characteristics, and the various ways in

which they regard each other—but, at the least sign of bullying I im¬

mediately take out the offenders, and by careful observance, it is possible



