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pleted till late Spring-, and the birds introduced at inter- 
mittent periods all through the Summer. A full description 
with photo and plan, was given of the aviaries in your. 
Journal (Vol. II., N.S., page 136), but it may be well to 
repeat their size: 
Finch Avi.^ry: Flight 30 x 30 feet. House 30 x 10 
feet. 
Parrakeet Aviary: Flight 20 x 30 feet, House 20 
X 10 feet. 
[We Venture to hope that those members who have had 
breeding' luck with Parrakeets during the past season will donate a 
few pairs, so that! the series of birds in the Parrakeet Aviary may 
bei a little more representative. Red-rumps, Moustache, Ring-neck, 
Rosella, and similar species would be very welcome), also Blue- 
wing', Madaga.scar, and Black -faced Lovebirds. They would also 
be glad to exchangie Saffron and Ribbon Finches (Cutthroats )for 
other species. We shall have much pleasure in arranging details. 
Ed]. 
Freely Imported Species and Their Treatment. 
By Mrs. C. M. Davidson. 
Probably a short account of the nesting of my Mada- 
gascar Lovebirds (Agapornis cana) might be of interest to 
readers of Bird Notes. On the 20th of September last I 
noticed the Madagascar taking quite an interest in a large 
log nest, and the next day the hen disappeared. The cock; 
never went into the nest, and it was only very seldom 
he allowed anyone to see him feeding her. He fed her at the 
entrance of the log, and he always flew away the instant he 
realised that a human creature was in the vicinity. 
I saw about this time many narrow strips of laurel 
leaf on the ground, and at first I put this down to some! 
Cockateels who were then busily engaged denuding a laurel 
of its leaves; but, seeing some of the strips hanging out of 
the Lovebird's log, I discovered that they were the cutters. 
Matters went on in this way till December 1st, when 
to my joy, a young cock in perfect plumage emerged from 
the nest. The young bird differed from his father, only in 
two points, viz.: there was a dark green band (edges not 
sharply defined) from the top of its head and merging into 
the back, this has now, December 31st, almost disappeared;; 
