Parrakeet Breeding Results at Foxwarren Park in 1934 287


Third pair : A pair of blue-bred Greens. Two eggs, which were

both infertile.


Fourth pair : Green male, yellow female. Three eggs and reared

two young ones. Third young one died when sixteen days old.


Fifth pair: Both green birds. Two eggs, both broken during

incubation. Laid four more ; one young reared, two eggs addled and

one broken.


Malabar Parrakeet (P. peristeroides)


This pair, which breeds regularly every year, produced four eggs.

Reared three very fine young ones, and the fourth egg was infertile..


Queen Alexandra’s Parrakeets ( Polytelis alexandrse)


My old pair laid six eggs and reared three young. Two eggs were

infertile and one contained a dead chick. They went to nest a second

time laying four eggs. Reared three young and the fourth egg contained

a dead chick.


Second pair : 1931 birds. Four eggs, but all broken. Four more

eggs were laid and one young one was hatched which was killed the

next day by the hen bird. Two eggs were infertile and one egg contained

a dead chick.


Third pair : 1932 birds. One egg ; then the hen became egg-bound.

She soon recovered and was not allowed to nest again.


Turquoisine Parrakeet ( Neophema pulchella)


A pair of these birds produced four eggs, but the male bird broke

them all.


Elegant Parrakeet ( Neonanodes elegans)


First pair : Five eggs. Three young reared ; two eggs infertile.


Second pair : Two eggs. Hen died of enteritis after incubating;

for nine days.


Mealy Rosella ( Platycercus palliceps)


First pair : Three eggs and reared all three young birds.


Second pair : Three eggs and broke them all.


Layards Parrakeet (P. calthorpse)


Three eggs all of which were infertile.


Hooded, Barraband’s, and Derbyans did not nest.



