74 SUN PABBAKEET. 



The Hon. and Rev. F. G. Button's account of the Yellow Conure 

 (Conurus solstitialis). 



The Yellow Conure is not so rare in England as it appears from 

 Dr. Russ to be in Germany, though it is not a common bird. It is 

 the handsomest Conure with which I am acquainted. I kept four 

 once all at the same time. But their sole attraction was their beauty. 

 Like the White-eared Conures, they were restless and noisy, and by 

 no means tame. Dr. Russ gives, I think, too light a shade when he 

 says the yellow of the birds is lemon-yellow. Indian yellow mixed 

 with crimson is the colour. No two of my four were coloured alike. 

 I daresay if they were reared by hand they might prove attractive. 

 Probably the main reason why writers differ so much in describing 

 the same Parrot is that one has come across a bird reared by hand, 

 and the other has only come across a specimen caught old. But I 

 must say that up to the present time the Conures as a race have not 

 impressed me favourably. The golden Conure (C. luteus) seems an 

 exception ; but it is hardly like a Conure, it is so different in its build. 

 C. solstitialis are worth about £2 each. 



