Corrcspo)idc)ice. 
Correspondence. 
NESTING NOTES 1921. 
Sir, — You may be interested to hear that my Sulu Ishmd King- Parrakeet 
[Aprosniictus sulucnsis) has laid two eggs; I beheve this very rare bird has 
never been imported before, let alone bred. She is paired to a very fine male 
J'yrrhulopsis sploidois (Kcd-shining) and if young are reared the hybrid should 
be beautiful, as well as unique. My only fear is that the disparity in size 
between the two birds may .render their mating ineffective, the Red-shining 
being very much larger than the Sulu Island. 
I am glad to say the (ireatijill's toes have recovered; we tied back the 
two weak ones, and strange to say he did not bite off the bandage ! 
I have 12 young Stanley I'arrakcets in the nest, and three Barnard's, 
besides two green young from a Lulino Indian Ringneck ; Rock Peplars are 
incubating fertile eggs, and lllue-vvinged (irass Parrakeets are sitting. 
Ilavanl, June nth, 19J1. (Marquis of) TAVISTOCK. 
CUCKOOS' I'.CCS. 
Siu, — ( )n M;iv Jjnd of this \car i found a Cuckoo's egg (of the Sky 
lark t\pc) in a deserted 1 ledge .Accentor's nest, from which probably a 
school-boy had abstracted the builder's eggs. 1 took it and ])laced a canary 
pot-egg in its i)lace, but the cuckoo refused to lay more eggs. 1 understand 
it is C(uite rare to find Cuckoos' eggs in deserted nests. Have any of our 
members had a similar e.\])erience ? 1 sliould also like to know if blue eggs 
of the Cuckoo are very rare. i'crsoiialK 1 have never come across one. 
Maldon, June J7th. iqji. (Rev.) (i. 11. RAYNOR, M.A. 
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Post Mortem Reports. 
CARniNAL: Mrs. Read. Thames Dillon. — Cause of death enteritis. There 
was tio sisn of injury. 
PuDCERiGAK : Keimeth S. Mackay. — Decomposed. 
Budgerigar : The Marquis of Tavistock, Havant. — The bird had received a 
blow on the head, which had cracked the skull across the middle line, 
causing a little hemorrhage. The brain was soft, but this may be post 
mortem. The lungs were slightly '-ono-ected. 
N S. LUCAS. M.B., F.Z.S., 
Hon. Pathologist. 
