350 
Pnnnt-Finchcs. 
Parrot- Finches fErythmra). 
Hy Wi.;sm;v T. Page, F.Z.S., Etc. 
{Ctm'iuiifd from page 317). 
Of till' ,sp?eies fio'm-od on (air plate, in Octo1)oi" issue, 
four ai-e known to ;ivicultui'(\ all of wliieli, excejit the Pin- 
tailed, have been bi'ed in captivity, and which I hn]^o in this 
and ensuing issues we shall be able to deal with 
comprehensively . 
The Commox Parrot-Finch (E. "psittac.ea) . Though 
this cliarming sp?cies has .been known to aviculture for a 
long period, it has always b -en uncommon and lias conse- 
quently commanded a high figure. Tlie late lleir Auijust P. 
Weiner was tlie first to l>ree 1 thi i species, in wliat \\q may 
call th( (virly days of avicululi'c in this country and for in my 
years his sui-c 'ss stood alone; tlien some sixteen years ago 
the species was ol)tained by other aviculturists and successes 
followed each othci' more rapidly, and several aviculturists 
have bred it quite freely. Dr. M. Amsler gives his exi)eriences 
with several species in this issue and we hope to give others 
later . 
The following quotations are from back volnmes o" 
" B.N." or letters to the Editor. 
Mr. W. R. Temple, writing of his aviaries states- 
A large aviary 3G feet x ^4 feet x 1 "2 feet, contain.s 7 
" j)airs Common Parrot Finches, 2 pairs Ruficauil.ns, 2 paiis Ortinge- 
■■ broastcil Waxbills, 2 pairs Pin-tail ri ot- Finchi^s, and ihrci' oild 
"birds. The result therefrom being 14 young Parrot Finehi.s, I'uliy 
"reared during 1910." 
In " P. .N".," Mareh, 1912, page ()4, I quote Mr. Temple as 
follows : 
"I started this season uilli 1(> mlult Pa rrot -Pinelies . One 
"pair of certain breeders had an iniii-y to lhi'nis(d\('s, lint at, the v\v\ 
of May I found the hen dead on thi' nest, from a soft egg, she h.ad 
l)eeii silting on five eggs for twrlvi' d:i,ys, e;vch -egg contained a young 
"bird. The other fourteen were in my largest aviary. Thicc eoivnles 
" werr' Inisily incubating clutches, whrn they all bi'cnmc ill \\[\'n some 
"form of liver complaint, and lietwccn .luiic 20 and Inly 7. cli'xcn of 
" them died — v.'rj' disappointing, as nearly every egg of the above clutches 
"contained a young bird. This disi^a.se did not in any way affect the 
"remainder or any of the other birds in the aviary — Pin-tailed Parrot - 
"Finches, Green Avadavats, Firelinclie.:, Gold -brea.steJ Waxbills, ("orilon 
" Bleus, etc." These notes refer to P)()i). 
