40 YELLOW-NAPED PARRAEEET. 



docile; learns in some cases to talk a little, but in all to whistle, 

 dance, and feed from the hand or mouth. A pair will caress each 

 other incessantly, and under favourable conditions, nest and carefully 

 bring up their young, which so far do not appear to suffer the least 

 deterioration from in-breeding during several generations. It would 

 nevertheless be desirable not to push the experiment too far. 



