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Tin' Aviaries and I'lirds at Bcnham Vdlcnce 
The Aviaries and Birds at Benham Valence. 
Hy Wesley T. Page, F.Z.S., M.B.X.H.S. 
Ciiiitiinteil front pai/e 131. > 
ll will be necessary for iiie to pass the reiuainini^ liirds in 
Sdinewhat rajHcl review. However I hope Mr. Astley will kindly 
favimr us with accounts of some of the species a little later. 
Doves : These were represented by Violet-necked, Jamaica 
I'artriiljie, Tambourine and Culmji Blue-crowned, while twenty- 
lour I'alm Doves were at liberty about the urouiids. many of theih 
were in evidence and evidently quite at home amony the various 
trees, while we were taking our observations of the aviaries and 
birds — I should say they would most cei-tainly breed and increase 
during the summer. 
Partridges, Pheasants, Quail, etc. : 1 am also re- 
luctant to pass with mei-ely a mention, the following interesting 
species: Hose's Bamboo Partridge (ver.\' uncommon), Cuban 
Colins, Chinese Painted Quails and Mountain Crested Quails. The 
most rare and interesting among this grou]), being a pair f)f newly 
ac(piired Hock Pheasants ( Ptilopftrhjif; fi(sriii< I ; these are very 
r ire, l)ut I must reluctantly pass them with the following brief 
note : 'Ih'-y resend)le Duckwing (4ame Bantam Hens, they carry 
their tails like a (4uan — on the neck are hackle feathers, yellowish- 
l)rown with whitish margins : the upper lireast and tlanks are the 
same colour : the other parts are dullish brown tinged with 
rufous : skin round the eyes, legs and feet red. A most interesting 
s^^ecies which I trust our esteemed meml)er will have the good 
fortune to breei^l 
Parrakeets : I find there are a few species of which 1 
Irive made no mention and which considerations of space forbid 
nil- to descril)e in these notes, much ;us 1 desire to, so I must leave 
them in the form of a list. 
T'vo^AX Parrakeets ( XympJiinis luwu.tis), a beautiful 
an<l uncommon species, not yet fully understoood in captivity. 
A coloured plate of this species will appear in the coiu'se of the 
present volume. 
Queen Alexandra Parrakeet {Sjiathopin-Ks A/r.r- 
an'h'(f). A'ei-y rare, a few have recently been offered l)y two well 
known dealers. 
