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question must be a tame owl which, about two years ago, got out

of its cage by accident, and if so it has been marvellously constant

to its old mate, coming as soon as it is dusk on to a juniper tree

opposite the owlery, or perching on the cage itself. When I saw

the owl hooting I was in a room, the window of which looks west,

and on the bough of an ancient walnut-tree that hangs down in

front of the owlery I saw against the bright sky the form of a very

large owl. It bent its head forward, and hunching its back, gave

vent to several long hoots, looking as if it were shaking the sound

out of its throat, repeated with an effort three or four times ; the

caged owl answering. When I went out on to the lawn it slowly

flew up on to the roof of the owlery, where it was lost to sight

among the branches of a yew-tree. Katharine Currey.



ENGLISH NAMES FOR THE PARROTS.



By Dr. E. Hopkinson.


(Continued from page 323.)



*Turcoisine, obsolete spelling of Turquoisine.


“ Turquoisine,” the popular abbreviation for TURQUOISINE GRASS-

PARRAKEET.


TURQUOISINE GRASS-PARRAKEET. = pulchella, also com¬


monly known as Turquoisine Parrakeet. Other names, Chest¬

nut-Shouldered Grass-Parrakeet (Gould), Red-Shouldered

Grass-Parrakeet, and Turquoisine Parrot. " King Parrakeet,”

an occasionally used dealers’ name.


Turquoisine Parrakeet.


Turquoisine Parrot, see above.


“ Twenty-eight,” “ Twenty-eight Parrakeet,” " Twenty-eight

Parrot,” Australian vernacular for the YELLOW-NAPED PARRA¬

KEET.


Tytler’s Parrakeet, the ANDAMAN PARRAKEET.


* Undulated Grass-Parrakeet, i



Old names for the BUDGERIGAR.



*Undulated Parrot, j


UVAEAN PARRAKEET. = Nymphicus uvaeensis. The only other member

of the genus is the HORNED PARRAKEET (N. cornutus).


*Van Dieman’s Parrot (and Var. 4), see YELLOW-BELLIED PARRA¬

KEET.


“ Vangha-vangha,” see TABUAN PARRAKEET.



