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Br('('(l///fi of Sf(i//Iri/ Pii I ral'ccf-s. 
"continuously in motion, l)ut, feeding almost wholly on liu; large 
" soft l)crries of the dilTei'ent kinds of Mclo.sihjVKi . However, 
" a,-) with most other South American ])asserine birds, Jiltlc is 
" really known of their mode of life and it is certain tli it the 
" pipridac have no othei- afTinity to piridae, l)nt ])elong to the 
" other great division of the Order Passei'cs to whi;'h Oarrod 
" assigned the name Mesomi/odf. The Man'ikins are nearly all 
" birds of gay appearance, generally exhibiting rich tin's of l)lue, 
" crimson, scarlet, orange, or yellow in combination with chestnut, 
'■ deep black, black and white, or olive green, ani among the 
" most obvious characteristics are their short bill and feeble feet, 
"of which the outer toe is united to tlie middle toe for a good 
" part of its length." 
To be continued. 
The Breeding of Stanley Parrakeets & other Notes. 
By J. Smith (Kendal). 
St.\nlky Parrakeets (Platyccrcus i^teroth:). It is with 
much pleasure that I am at last able to record a success with 
this lieautiful species after many disappointments. Two very 
strong young birds have now left the nest and are quite 
strong on the wing and quite able to fend for tliemselves. 
They have been out of the nest for three weeks and though 
I (^anno: exactly say when tliey were hatched I believe them 
to be about eight weeks old. They are almost as large as 
their parents, fully feathered with fine long tails, and are a 
very line and vigorous pair of young birds. 
In plumage l)oth young birds are very similar, being 
dark green on the Ijack; breast red, variegated with slate- 
colour; in other respects they resemble their female parent. 
I have no doubt but what they are a true i)air as one of 
them is much more red than the other and the contour of its 
head i- similar to that of the male parent, while the other 
young bir'd in this respect resembles its mother. 
I may say that while the young were in the nest they 
were fed entirely by the hen, but as soon as they wen; in 
the open the cock was most assiduous in attending to the 
wants of his family. 
I supplied them with canary, white millet, and lu>mp 
seed (they are very fond of hemp seed), also oats, dandelion 
