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small birds, which he kept in the same aviary with them, but 
he found the Moustache Parrakeet a shy breeder, and, writiiis^- 
from memory, 1 am not aware of any published record of the 
successful breeding of this species, which is surprising, for 't 
has been long with us and plentifully imported. 
Now just a word on keeping small passerines with parra- 
keets, excluding Budgerigars and Lovebirds. It is all a 
matter of space ; if the birds have plenty of space and are not 
on the top of each other the parrakeets will ignore the passer- 
ines, though there will not be much breeding among the latter- 
nests and nest-boxes get cut to pieces as one would or should 
e.xpect. If the space is restricted then do not mix the two 
groups, for if you do tragedies will be fairly frequent — I'crb sap. 
All-Green Parrakeet (Brotogerys tirica) : This is a 
delightful parrakeet of the Conuridac group, not showy, but 
exceedingly handsome and graceful, both in appearance and 
deportment. Except for some blue in wings and tail, its popular 
name is most appropriate, but, at the same time, it is not a one- 
coloured bird, for the hues and tints of its green garment are 
many, and the whole colour arrangement very pleasing. 
The late Dr. Lovell-Keays successfully bred this species, 
and gave a most interesting account of nis success in Bird 
Notes for November 1914, and we reprint the photo of the 
family party of old and young here. 
In my aviaries here young were reared three years ago, 
though several broods were hatched out previously but not 
reared. Alas ! both old and young were among the birds which 
an incursion of rats the following winter robbed me of. I 
found them less quarrelsome at breeding time, for they had for 
company budgerigars, two juvenile Bengal Parrakeets, two 
juvenile Blossom-headed Parrakeets, an odd Scaly-breasted 
Lorikeet, and a pair of Cockateels — all of which lived together 
in harmony while the All-Greens reared their young (three), 
an.d also continued in harmony after the young All-Greens made 
their exit from the nest-barrel — when the rats were exterminated 
and their ingress made as impossible as human effort could 
achieve — very few parrakeets were left. 
I mean to have another pair as soon as opportunity and 
times allow. 
To he continued. 
