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The Hchneicd Guinea Fold. 
"which was one of the prettiest sights he had the good fortune 
" to witness. These wonderful congregations usually occur 
" in the ncigbourhood of water of small exent, and it is quite 
" evident that were such a mass of birds to make a simul- 
" taneous rush for the precious liquid there would be much 
" confusion, and comparatively few would be enabled to have 
" their fill. But on the contrary, they go to work most econ- 
" omically and judiciously, and it is very interesting to watch 
" the process. The first comers enter the well or hole as the 
" case may be, and. rapidly and dexterously taking th:ir fill 
" they make their exit in a different direction, if possible, from 
" that by which they entered; in the meantime the outsiders 
" gradually and evenly approach and ihe ring is steadily 
" narrowed by a progressive movement of the whole. A 
" batch of fresh comers never attempt to force their way 
" amongst those which have previously arrived, but remain 
" quietly on the outside of the ring until their turn comes. 
" This Guinea-fowl feeds on grass, seeds, and insects,, but 
" chiefly on a small bulb, which is also cageily sought for by 
" all the gallinaceous birds. They rest during the heat of the 
day under some mimosa, resuming their wanderings when 
" the heat of the day is past." 
Their eggs vary considerably from buff to pinkish white, 
some being finely spotted. 
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The Breeding of Blue-Bonnet Parraheets. 
By the Marquis of Tavistock. 
Although well known birds in aviculture, the records of 
. the successful breeding of either Pscphotus xanihorriwus or 
hccinalurrlioiis are rare. In 1917 I had a nice stock of Blue- 
bonnets, mostly I-ied-vented, but the transfer of my birds to th*^ 
Isle of Wight proved disastrous both to Blue-bonnets and 
Many Colours. A mysterious disease, at first thought to be 
cerebral haemorrhage, but in the end identified as a septicaenu'a . 
carried off one after another until, in despair, I sent the three 
