July 10, ii, and 12 she laid eggs measuring .93 x .69, .94 x .68, 
and .88 x .69 in. I now supposed that she was through with her 
remarkable production of eggs, but to my astonishment on July 25, 
26, and 27 she again laid, the eggs measuring .93 x .67, .89 x 
.64 and .90 x .65 respectively. This ended the production of 
eggs for this year. In August I tried to put the male in the cage 
with the fema'e, and this time they managed to get along without 
quarreling, and have been kept in one cage ever since. 
It was very interesting to observe the moulting of the male, and 
see him gradually take on the adult plumage. July 20 a few 
orange colored feathers could be observed on his head near the 
base of the bill ; these gradually grew until on August 1, his drab 
colored head feathers were all replaced by orange colored ones. 
July 25 a few orange feathers were noted on his throat, and these 
grew and replaced the old ones until on September 5 the moult 
was comp'eted. lhe feathers of the head, throat, etc., are of a 
peculiar orange color instead of the beautiful red hue which char- 
acterizes the wild birds of the same sex. 
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