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Another pair of these, both blue bred, laid two eggs by the 27th

March, but would not incubate, so the eggs were removed and placed

under a Ring-necked Parrakeet. Both eggs were infertile. I don’t

think these birds are old enough to breed, and hope they will be

better next year. This pair again laid three eggs by the 13th April,

and one young one was hatched out on the 13th May. This was

unfortunately found dead the next day. The other eggs contained

dead chicks. Another pair of these Parrakeets, both lutinos, went

to nest, and three eggs were laid by the 23rd January. All were

infertile. They again laid three eggs by the 20th March, and one

young was hatched out on the 21st April. This was found dead

the next day, buried underneath the peat moss in the nest-box, and

the other two eggs were infertile. Another pair, both green, laid

four eggs by the 5th February, and three young ones were hatched

out by the 12th March. One young one was found dead on the 17th,

and the other two were found to have been brutally murdered the

next day, apparently the work of the parents, as nothing else can

get into the aviary. They again went to nest, and four more eggs

were laid, and three of these were hatched out by the 7th May. One

young was found dead the next day, the other two were reared,

leaving the nest on the 16th July.


Barraband’ s Parrakeet (Poly tells swainsoni ). These birds have

been most disappointing, as, although five young were hatched by the

24th April, two died two days later, the other three were looking

splendid and being fed well for eight days, but for some reason the

parents gave up feeding and two young were found dead on the

13th April. The remaining one was taken away and hand reared.

They again went to nest, and three eggs were laid by the 31st May,

but the birds would not incubate them.


Malabar Parrakeet (P. peristeroides ). Three eggs were laid

by the 16th April, and two young were hatched out on the 15th

May. The third egg was broken. One young left the nest on the

1st July, and the other tw T o days later, both being extremely fine

healthy birds.


Derby an Parrakeet (P. derbyana) . One young was successfully



