AUGUST, 1908.



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THE JOURNAL OF THE AVICULTURAL SOCIETY.



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The White-bellied Amethyst Stal ling, with coloured plate,


by Dr. Hopkinson, D S.O. 269


The Wliite-bellied Amethyst Starling, by Dr. A. G. Butler. 273


Some Beautiful Insectivorous Birds from the Himalayas,


by Hubert D. Asti.ky, M.A., F.Z.S. 277


The Kea Parrot of New Zealand, by Edgar F. Stead. 281


Notes on My Visit to Australia,


by David Skth-Smith, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U 278


Birds of Paradise at the Zoological Gardens . 292


Captivity versus Freedom. 293


Correspondence :


Breeding of the Stanley Parrakeet, 294 ; The Shoebill 294 ;


Cage Birds and Panics at Night, 295 ; The Use of Gentles as

Food for Birds, 296.


Post mortem Examinations. 296



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