Cnrrrsponrlnice. 165 
Pa,i:-e \2(l lino 2 from hottoiii. foi' "3(1 x 30 
fiMM," read (Wl \ :•!() feet. 
I'a.yc IM'i, lines !;')-(;, sliould read: ('iijif. E. C. 
Sjirdifsoi/ /v ().('. Siuiitiiri/ Scc.iioii 7'. <if llie 
h'.A.M.C.. DirisioH. Il.K.F. 
Pa^v l.'{4, line ;!;"), lor " Cnciiffit.s " I'ca'l CIrraiius. 
PafXt' 1 ;!;"), line <S, Tor " Kastern Stoi'k Dove" I'cad 
Etislcni Stock- Dove. 
♦ 
Correspondence. 
THE rDIOSVXCIJASlKS OF A YELLOW-MAXTLKl) I'AHl? AKIOET . 
Sir, AiiKiiii; llii' I'i'W biiils 1 have hero is ;i Yellow -mantlt'd 
Pari'idvoct. who displays the odiN'st mixture of fear and affection towards 
Ihr mates I liavc endeavoured to proviile him. 
.V few months ago he was showiiiij sif;ns of beinii; in hreediiijr 
rondition, so I ri'solvrd to k>.M'p a hrn Mealy Hos<dla, whieh was .sent to 
me on approval, as a companion for him. 1 put them sick- hy -side in 
eajres to get \ised to each other. The ^loaly was very much taken 
with him ami ilis|)layed to him constantly, and although the Yellow- 
mantled was not quite so effusive in his behaviour, he brought 
food fi'on. his erop and sh(i\M'd the great<'st anxiety and distre.ss if shot 
was laki'u out (d' his sight, bring extremely angry if shown any other 
Parraliret. After some weeks 1 let the Mealy Hosella go into the Yel- 
low-mantle's cage. She continued her advances and made no attempt to 
attack him, but he was absolutely terrified of her and would not let her 
come near him. After many att<^inpts I [jtive up the idea of pairing them 
as hopidess anrl took the Mealy aw'ay . 
1 next pl.iei'd hy him .a little hen Stanley, who hail ]ducked her- 
self and was a most miserable object. The Yellow^ -mantle appeared to 
like hi>r bidt<'r than the ^lealy, and when, after a few days, she was 
allowed to get into his cage he went up to and fed her. As soon,j how- 
ever, as she began to fiy about the cage he grew almost as frightened 
of her as he had been of the Mealy, but when she became quiet for a 
few minutes he again summoned up courage to feed her. Tt was several 
daj's before he would allow her to fly or walk towards him, thoxigh he 
was ready to go up to her if she remained still ! On being shown 
the hen Mealy he became furiously angry and tried to attack her, even 
biting the Stanley when she got in his way. TAVISTOCK. 
1!), Eaton Terrace, S.W. l/v./'15. 
[A later eommunication dateil May loth states that the Yellow- 
mantle and the Stanley are jjroperlx- paired and now nesting. — Ed.]. 
THE OPENING OF THE SEASON, 1915. 
Sir. — In response to your enquiry, the .season is always late in 
this locality and there have been one or two annoying losses from egg- 
