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}fy ^fada(;;ascar Lovebird: 
Tlien, too, she was unsociable. I introduced a pair of 
Budgeriyars into their very large cage. These innocents were 
for taking things as they found them, enjoying life in their own 
way, living and letting live, but my Lady Lovebird, however 
largely she relied ui)on her Lord for food, found sufficient 
energy to flotuice the intruders from the seed box, and make life 
an unhappy and difficult business for them. 
]''ersonally, I was treated with a superior indifference, 
never the slig'htest approach to friendliness and finally made 
myself her life-long enemy by helping her over a serious " egg- 
bound " crisis. r)ther people she continued to ignore, but for 
me she seemed to have a positive hatred, which she showed by 
le reating to the other end of the cage and scolding loudly when- 
ever I approached. 
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By Weslky T. Page, F.Z.S., etc. 
Agaf^oDiis caua is quite an old pal of mine; off and on I 
have kept the species quite a period of years, though they have 
now been absent from my aviaries for some five or six years. 
Mv first experience with them was not a very happy one, 
l)tit it was at a [)eriod when I was as " green " concerning^ for- 
eign birds, as the plumage of the species I am writing' about. 
On arriving home with them they were turned into a " double- 
breeder " cage, where they seemed quite happy and contented, 
but dashed about wildly whenever the cage was cleaned and food 
supplies were put in, but, nevertheless, they did well, ke])t fit and 
in good plumage in s[iite of their wildness. I made them a nice 
large cage (they were kept indoors), about 23/2 feet square by 
4 feet high, and felt very pleased with myself when all was 
complete. T then lifted down their cage, opened the door, and 
so ran them into their new home; they appeared terribly scared 
aiid dashed about wildly, so I hastily closed the door and left 
them to settle down. In about an hour's time T went down to 
see how they liked their new quarters. Alas! for my hopes, 
both lay dead ui)on the bottom of the cage, excitement followed 
bv cerebral hemorrhage ! Thus ended the tragedy of my 
acciuaintance with the species for several years. 
