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Correspondence. 
BREEDlxVG NOTES IN 1915. 
Sir, — I am sending tlifsi' lew iioU-b in response to your request for 
copy. In 1915 I had pretty good luck as regards breeding, especially so 
considering the crowd of birds I had in my largest aviary, which is only 15ft. 
long. In i()i4 I had intended to build a large aviary when the autumn and 
winter months eanic along, but, of course, the " great upheaval " upset that 
idea, .\nyhow 1 I'l.xcd up a few husks, barrels and bo.xes in the aviary and 
trusted to luck. This aviary measures 15ft. long, 5ft. wide and 7ft. high; one 
end for three feet is entirely covered, but has three windows; the oilier end 
for three feet is also covered in; the open part is partly covered with a roof 
about two feet wide — this allows the birds to get either sun or shade. 
In this aviary I had: — 
1 i)aii' Rosella I'arrakeets (reared young). 
J pair Cockateels (reared young). 
1 pair Madagascar Lovebirds (reared \ oung). 
7 pairs Lludgerigars (reared about 25 young). 
I pair Ijlue-winged Lovebirds (Passerine I'arrakeetsj, these did not nest, 
but spent the most pari of their lime inspecting the contents of the 
various nests, which the \arious owners did not seem to mind, ex- 
cept the Budgerigars. 
All went well, unlil one of llie hen I'.udgerigars ran amok and killed 
another hen and ihe young in three Iludgerigar nests! 
Of course I had to remove all the young as soon as they could fend 
for themselves. 
This season I have had to give the aviary up to the Rosellas, as the 
cock bird turned very nasty, although previously he has been very docile and 
has never molested any bird before, not even small finches; the reason may 
be that he has a new mate, his former mate dying of old age last summer. 
One season I had Hudgerigars, Ribbon and Zebra Finches in the aviary with 
this Rosella and his old mate — they all reared young and there was no quarel- 
ling, so, I think, the cock Rosella is upset at the loss of his old partner. 
It was very interesting to watch the Madagascar Lovebirds carrynig 
material to their nests; they built in two barrels and one husk before thev 
settled down — eventually the hen laid in one of the largest barrels, and a 
brood of young were successfully reared. 
