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and over the house at Park Hill, and we were often afraid that 

 some of Mr. Lascelles' Hawks " at hack " might kill it. But it 

 survived, and I never saw any bird chase it either " for food or 

 play." It was almost always to be found in or near the farm- 

 yard, and was a great pleasure to watch ; it seemed so busy and 

 full of purpose, and looked so bright sitting outside or just in the 

 mouth of its home. 



It was last seen at the time of the Coronation as first 

 fixed, and after June, 1902, we saw it no more. Whether it 

 departed with its friends the Starlings, or was taken by a Hawk 

 or a Rat — we incline to suspect the latter — we never knew ; but 

 the place thereof knoweth it no more, and now we look at the 

 empty nest not without a feeling of sadness. 



Since writing the above, I have seen, in ' Bird Notes ' for 

 October, 1902, a notice of this Parrot, which is there called 

 Bolborhynchus monachus, and is stated to be the only Parrot 

 which is known to build a nest, weaving its huge structure on to 

 the ends of branches, and building each spring a new one on the 

 top of the old. The nest, which is usually entered from below, 

 consists of an antechamber, with the true nest behind — the latter 

 lined with grass, thorny twigs being used exclusively for building 

 purposes. The bird is said to have an excruciating screech, 

 though it can learn to talk well. It is further stated that a pair 

 in the possession of Mr. Sidney Buxton built a nest five feet 

 high and six feet in circumference, and that other pairs have 

 also built in captivity. 



