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Dr. Euss cil.so does not consider the species unduly 
dillicult to keep, and recommends all kinds ol' green .'food, 
mostly salad, nuUet, canary, hemp, and they may l)e accus- 
tomed to all kinds of seeds, fresh ants' cocoons, mealworms, 
ants' cocoon mixture with egg-bread, service berries,* and 
apple. 
Personally I should advise a diet of seed mixture (millet, 
canary, oats and hemp), unlimited green food (lettuce, mustard, 
cress, etc), such ripe fruit as it appeared to fancy, live ants' 
cocoons, mealworms, little insectile mixture, and only give 
grit with great caution, accustoming it very gradually to same. 
I must however add, that as full particulars as possible should 
be ()l)tained as to previous diet and treatment, and however 
unwholesome tliis may appear to l)e, a sudden change sliould 
not 1)C made; it- must gi'adually be brought on to the proper 
diet. 
N . coynulnn, the 'Horned Parrakeet dilTers from the 
Uvsean in tlie crest consisting of only two long feathers, 
green tipped with red and by a patch of yellow on the nape. 
By HuBEiiT D. AsTLEY, M.A., F.Z.S., etc. 
In response to my request for details Mr. Astley kindly 
sent me the following notes. — Editor. 
I can say little or nothing with regard to this species, 
but I l)elieve that it would be, a most charming Parrakeet ir one 
could obtain a strong healthy lot. Its colour is so rich— a 
magnolia-leaf green, with the touch of cardinal red on the 
forehead — its movements are attractive, and its voice not al- 
together aggressive. The individuals of this species which were 
imported last winter all died I believe, and were not very long 
about it either. 
I found my Uveeans were very fond of fruit, liut they 
ate seed also, and had it been the right season, I should have 
tried them with fresh ants' " eggs." 
Once through their first moult, after importation, they 
would probably be quite hardy in an outdoor aviary, for they 
are birds that need some space, and they would nest readily, 
no doubt. 
*After Mr. Brook's experience ivith Service Berries (vide 
B.N., Vol. VIII., p. 112) I should hesilale lo supply tliese. 
