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plumage is entirely that of a male : tlie white neck-ring is very 
clear and distinct; the breast is rich maliogany-chestnut, and 
the lower abdomen is splashed with black; her tail, now fully 
developed, is as long and not to be distinguished from that of a 
male bird. She is not a Hermaphrodite, as she laid a number 
of eggs last season, and at least one this. 
An Abnormal Pi.um.'\gf.d Grey Parro i- : Our member 
Mrs. M. Burgess has recently received from France an abnormal 
colour phase of the Grey Parrot, to which she has given the not 
inappropriate name of " Pinko." All are acquainted with the, 
SQ called, King Grey Parrots, in which the body colouration is 
grey, more or less variegated with .stray red feathers. Mrs. 
Burgess' unique specimen is totally different from these, inas- 
much as the body-colouration is a decided rose-pink, with only 
a few grey feathers; it is larger than an ordinary Grey Parrot, 
with a very wide back. It was privately imported from the 
Congo. It is a female and has laid four eggs since coming into 
Mrs. Burgess' possession, which it did in June last. Our 
member proposes to mate it up with an ordinary Grey next 
season. 
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Correspondence. 
VISITING MEMBERS' AVIARIES. 
Sir, — If any member of F.B.C. is in this neighbourhood, and cares to 
see my aviaries, I shall be most happy to show them. 
Ipley Manor, Marchwood, Hants. (Miss) VIOLET MACDONALD. 
[The editor apologises for having inadvertently omitted to include the above 
in September issue of B.N. — Ed.] 
NESTING OF BLACK-CAP LORIES, ETC. 
Sir, — It may be of interest to B.N. readers to get a few further notes 
of the doings of my Black-cap Lories (Lorius lory). 
After successfully rearing their first baby, the parent birds showed 
signs of a desire to nest again, and an egg was laid which got broken on 
October 28th. On the 30th she laid again and incubation commenced forth- 
with and I am hoping I may get another baby Black-cap this year. 
The parent birds are most interesting birds and are simply devoted to 
each other ; I have never seen them give each other a sharp nip even in play, 
as some couples do. They plainly showed by their demeanour their pride 
in their first baby. 
I have also bred a few Zebra Finches {Taeniopygia castanotis), and a 
nice lot of Blue, and Blue-bred Budgerigars. 
Bristol, 2:xi:2i. (Mrs.) M. BURGESS. 
