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de birds he know de inside all de same outside, he savvy where dey

want go before dey go. Dey go. De gun ready, de shot catch ’em

ebery time. Lo take ’em, he skin ’em—pull ’em dis way, dat way,

and when he done finish dey look all de same as in de bush, ’cept dey

no can fly no more. Allamdalai ! ”


When one has read the book one realizes that it is just as true that

the author can make bush-life also almost come to life again.


E. H.



CORRESPONDENCE, NOTES, ETC.


A HYBRID MACAW IN NEW ZEALAND


Further to the details of the breeding of a hybrid Macaw, Red and

Yellow ex Blue and Yellow, recorded by Mr. Anderson in the September

number (page 220), I am forwarding you a photo of the two parent

birds with the young one in the centre (see page 282).


The present size of the bird is 33 inches from head to tail.


I trust you will be able to publish this, as it is definite proof of the

breeding.


Gr. Rowland Hutchinson,


Hon. Secretary, Avicultural Society of New Zealand.


Auckland,


2nd August, 1932.



EXTRAORDINARY BEHAVIOUR OF QUEEN ALEXANDRA’S


PARRAKEETS


Last year I had the good fortune to get a pair of these beautiful

Parrakeets. They were turned out into a large aviary in May, a few

weeks after their arrival. They promptly went to nest, and reared four

beautiful young birds. The parents were perfect in their attention to

their young, and I did not have a moment’s anxiety about their young

being reared. I may mention that these birds came to me with a bad

reputation, as they had always failed to rear their young in Australia.

I thought the long sea voyage and thorough change had cured them



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