284 Nesting of the Black Lory. 
in each of which the eggs were deposited on a thick pad of green 
leaves and halves of leaves torn off lengthwise along the mid- 
rib, and to-day I fonnd a nest of L. vernalis in which the same 
material was again used to form a layer half-an-inch in thickness 
at the bottom of the hollow. I enclose for your inspection a 
sample of these pieces of leaves, bitten into shape by the birds. 
" An old convict jemadar tells me he has seen lots of nests 
of the bird, and that it always makes a nest of green leaves, and 
as this has been the case in the four nests of the two Indian 
species which I have taken, I am inclined to think that this 
lining of the nest-hole is the rule and not exceptional, as I 
imagined when I took my first nest of L. ijidiciis. 
" Lorikeets sit close, and when disturbed on their eggs 
utter a long-drawn querulous note like 'Chee-ee.' Perhaps 
other members of the Society will give their experience of the 
nesting of these birds common as the Lorikeets are, there is very 
little on record about their nidification. 
Port Blair, 27id Febiuaiy, 1898. A. L. Butler." 
So few Parrots do anything in the nest-building line that 
I am rather surprised that ivlr. Butler's interesting letter elicited 
no further information from members of the above Society. I 
have not access to the " Ibis," but fancy that Loriculcus presents 
a good field for the observations of the aviculturist. Trying 
them in an outdoor aviary, if done with care, would not prove 
so risky an experiment as is commonly imagined and I think 
that our exhibiting members would find it well worth trying. 
(7(? be continued.) 
IRcstina of the Black Xorv>. 
{Chalcopsittacus ater). 
By E. J. Brook. 
Rather over two years ago I acquired three Black Lories 
(C. ater), these were brought from New Guinea by Mr. Goodfellow 
for Mrs. Johnstone. 
One of the three still showed the small blood red feathers 
about the head and neck, a sign that it was a young bird. In 
the spring of this year two eggs were laid in the box in which 
