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in breeding these rare birds is given in Dr. Euss’s Fremdldndischen 
Stubenvdgel, but is too long for reproduction here. 
When referring to the next species to be considered in these pages, 
we will give directions for treatment, which in all three species is 
exactly alike. 
Exigencies of space compel us to defer until a future occasion the 
consideration of several other members of this sub-family of the Psit- 
tacidw, which are, all, more at home in a good-sized aviary, where 
they have room to exercise their wings, and logs on which to whet 
their beaks, than in cages, where they mope and doze, and before 
dying of inanition, present for months a woeful spectacle of hopeless- 
ness and despair. 
We may here repeat our protest against aviary-cages, in which 
beginning amateurs are so apt to crowd a number of birds of all sorts 
and sizes, quite irrespective of the habits and dispositions of the various 
species, thrust nolens, volens, into each otheEs society, with the in- 
evitable result of disaster and death to the greater number in the 
course of a few weeks or, at latest, months. 
Let your birds have plenty of room; or, if your space is restricted, 
limit the number of your birds: it is better to have two or three 
healthy handsome specimens, than a erowd of half -nude, miserable - 
looking captives. 
The following interesting account of this species from Dr. Brehm’s 
Animal Life, has been translated by Mrs. Cassirer, of Paris, expressly 
for the present work: — 
South-west Africa is the habitat of this species, especially Angola, 
Damara, Gaffer and Namaqua Land; but, according to Kirk, it is also 
to be met with in the South-east, chiefly in the Zambesi district. To 
the best of my knowledge Andorason is the only traveller who has 
described the habits of these birds when at liberty. He says: ‘This 
pretty little Parrot is to be met with all over Damara and Great 
Kamaqua Land, it is also found in Owakango and near Lake ISTgami, 
but always in small flocks, and never very far from water. At least 
once a day they resort to the water springs. The Peach-face has an 
unusually rapid flight; the small flocks fly by, swift as an arrow, on 
their way to their feeding or drinking places, yet rarely traverse great 
distances in a single flight. While flying, or when suddenly alarmed, 
they utter a series of shrill cries. Their food consists of berries, and 
large berry-like seeds. They do not build a nest for themselves, but 
take possession of those of other birds, especially those of the Siedel 
Sparrow and Mahali Weaver Birds. I am unable to say whether they 
drive out the owners, or only take such as have already been aban- 
