Early Notes. 
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Both the shelters and flipfht are furnished with dead branches, 
lo.^s, husks, and barrels. There are also a g-ood many spruce 
and box bushes, which the parrakeets have not damaged at all 
so far, owing to the fact, I think, that I supply rotten logs for 
them to whittle. 
In this aviary my stock consists of the following pairs : 
3 p;iirs rirccii Budgerigars (Mclofsittactis undulatus). 
3 ,, Yellow Budgerigars (.1/. undulatus var. Intcus). 
1 ,, Canary-wing Parrakeets 
2 ,, Passerine Parrakeets (Psiltacula passcrina). 
I ,, Peach-faced Lovebirds (Agapornis roscicollis). 
1 ,, Madagascar Lovebirds (.4. madagascariensis). 
2 ,, Cockateels (Calopsittaciis novae-hoUandiae). 
I ,, Java Sparrows {Mutiia orysivora). 
I ,, Red-headed Finches {A»iadina erythrocephala). 
I ,, Taha Weavers {Pyromelana iaha). 
I ,, Red-billed Weavers (Qtielea quelea). 
Up here (Perthshire) it is safest to take the birds into 
indoor flights in the winter, as it is usually veiy damp, the aviary 
being on clay soil. They are put in the outdoor aviary about 
the middle of April, and are taken indoors about the end of 
September. 
Most of the birds started nesting within a fortnight of 
being put out, and I think the season will be a good one 
My Peach-faced I^ovebirds are in lovely condition and 
most interesting. They chose a large box with an entrance 
run, or spout, about 3ft. long. They filled the nest chamber 
wirl' strips of bark, and the hen laid two eggs. Thev did not 
incubate, but later they enlarged the nest and have laid mor" 
eggs. This time they are sitting steadily on four eggs. The 
cock keeps guard at the mouth of the spout. 
Both my pairs of Cockateels are incubating clutches of 
eggs, and I have one pair of Budgerigars with eggs almost 
due to hatch. 
Canary-wing and Passerine Parrakeets are inspecting logs. 
The Red-headed Finches started to build the dav they 
were let out of their travelling-box. They have built six nest§ 
