I'isifs to Moiihrrs' Ai'iarirs. 
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are li,q;lit yellow horn-colour. ;uul tlicy have no clearly defined 
hil). 
Both parents and yoiuii;' are not at all sliy : tlicy conic (inite 
close for live-food. 
The hen sat closely, but u.sed to come off for a feed in 
the evenings. The cock bird was very attentive to his mate, 
and used to carry food to her, also feed her when she came f)ff 
the nest — mealworms, hoj) buds or anythin;^- he could !^"et. 
1 never saw the male take any share in incubating' the 
e.^-.^s. 
Both male and female worked hard at the construction of 
the nest. 
The youn^- were fed for the first few days entirely upon 
mealworms, which were carefully killed before beings taken to 
the nest; I used to think the mealworm had been eaten, but 
found they flew away with it and brought it out of their mouth 
to undergo further jireparation before flying off to the nest with 
it. After the first day or two the young were fed on meal- 
worms, gentles, milk-sop, buds from the hop plants, and later 
on seeds as well. 
These grosbeaks are quite quiet in the aviary except when 
nesting, and then, as one would expect, they rush at and drive 
away any birds that come near their nest.* 
❖ 
Visits to Members' Aviaries. 
r v Wesley T. Page, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. 
^NIrs. Burgess' Birds (Continued from page 161): 
Continuing the account of the Parrots and Parrakeets, the next 
on our list, omitting those species of which the notice already 
given should suffice, is : 
Uv.AEAN Parrakeets (Nymphicus ut^acciisis) : Mrs. 
Burgess' specimen of this beautiful and rare parrakeet certainly 
does her credit, for it is really a difficult bird to keep — the few 
specimens that have so far reached England alive have, with 
only one or two exceptions, enjoyed but a very short life in 
captivity. 
♦ At the time the article was written Mr. Bright only knew his birds by the 
dealer's name, Ground Grosbeaks. — Ep. 
