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with young. Also an Enf,4ish Kobin engaged in incubating two 
Silky Cowbird's eggs. 
Indian Notes: I have abstracted the following notes 
from a private letter (April 25th, 1910) received from our esteemed 
member Captain Perreau — I have not an-anged them in sequence 
but just taken them in the order in which they appear as avicul- 
tural gossip — they are not v/'rhafiiri quotations : 
Since his return to India last year, the number of his 
iviaries have been materially increased — he kindly promises me 
plans and a description a little later — the climate of Bakloh, Pun- 
jub, is so similar to that of our own, that any notes from this 
source are of practical interest to aviculturists in this country. 
LORIID^ : Of these, Captain Perreau has two species, the 
Red and Violet, and the Ornate — they occupy the same enclosure 
and strange to say " have swopped partners," and there appears 
every ]jrosi>ect of hybrids being reared — though these do not find 
much favour with our membei'. 
Platycerci : These are represented by Pennant, Rosella, 
Mealy Rosella, and Stanley : Captain Perreau's birds are comfirm- 
ing Mr. T. N. Willson's account in an (iarly Vol. of Bird Notrs, 
that Pennants' Parrakeets will not toh'rate other platycerci in the 
same enclosure during the breeding season. I may say that I have 
had similar testimony from other correspondents. 
Other siJecies of Parrakeets I must deal with as they occur 
and not in groups; possil)ly they will be even more interesting 
in this way : — 
Black-cheeked Lovebirds : The morals of these birds 
do not count for much. There are eggs from Black-cheeked x 
Madagascar Lovebirds, and incongruous cross mating as follows : 
Black-cheeked Lovebirds x Red-rump Parrakeets, and White- 
eared Conure x Black-cheeked Lovebirds. The projjerly mated 
pairs have given very uneven results, out of four pairs taken out 
last year, only one has bred and tliey have rearetl a dozen fine 
youngsters, and are at present engag^-d in incubating another 
clutch. 
1910 Results : Young have already left the nest of the 
following species : Zebra, Bib, and Ribbon Finches ; Black- 
cheeked Lovebirds, Cockateels, and Gi'een and Yellow Budgeri- 
gars. The following have young in nest : Cordon Bleus, Saffron 
and Ruficauda Finches, and Long-tail Grassfinches. 
