100 JAMAICA PARROT. 



known cases in which the male has been so persecuted that he has 

 been unable to feed, and become so weak at last he could not stand. 



It is said that a captive bird of this species, whether male or female, 

 will at once take charge of a young bird of the same kind, and feed 

 and nurse it until it is able to provide for itself; but we have no 

 personal knowledge of the fact, although judging from what we know 

 of similar acts of kindness performed by many birds towards the helpless 

 of their own and kindred races, we do not think it is at all improbable; 

 and if any of our readers are cognisant of such attentions having been 

 rendered by their birds to others, we shall be glad to hear from them, 

 and record the fact in the Appendix, with which at some future date 

 we propose to conclude this work. 



Crescendo vires! we gain knowledge as we proceed, and many facts 

 have kindly been brought to our notice by correspondents since we 

 began Parrots in Captivity, of which we shall be only too glad to 

 avail ourselves when an opportunity for so doing is presented to us. 



In conclusion we cannot, we think, do better than commend Chrysotis 

 collaria to our readers as a very desirable pet; from whom, nevertheless, 

 too much must not be expected in the matter of speech. 



