48 Dr. E. Hopkinson—More Additions to Breeding Becords


p. 227. 395. Peach-faced Lovebird. Add: a, Peach-faced x

Masked Lovebird. First bred by Whitley in 1928 ; since

freely, but never recorded.


p. 92. Add : 395. i, Nyasa Lovebird (A. liliance (Shelley) ). First

breeder : Stokes, in May, 1926 ; see A.M., 1926, 169. In

France they were bred later in the same year by both

Mme Lecallier and M. Decoux, in each case showing them¬

selves free breeders. Since then they have been frequently

and freely bred.


p. 227. Add: 395. i, Nyasa Lovebird, a , Nyasa x Peach¬


faced Lovebird. First bred by Whitley and the further

cross, Nyasa x the a , Hybrid. b, Nyasa x Black¬

cheeked Lovebird. First bred by Blanchard in France in

1928 ; four young reared which resembled the mother. See

UOiseau , 1929, 108. Whitley is now breeding this cross

freely and has done so to several generations, the hybrids

breeding true to type.


p. 93. 396. Black-cheeked Lovebird. Add: About 1923 more

were imported and they are now (1932) being bred in many

aviaries.


p. 227. 396. a, Black-cheeked x Peach-faced Lovebird. Add :


They were bred in France later than 1925, teste Prestwich,

A.M., 1929, 79. Whitley has also bred and is, I think,

still breeding this cross. Add: b, Black-cheeked X

Nyasa Lovebird. Five reared from two nests by Bennett

in Australia in 1927 ( A.M. , 1928, 301). This was probably

the first success. Since then the cross has been commonly

bred, notably by Whitley who finds the young keep strictly

to type ; he has also obtained further crosses, as the hybrids

are fertile, and this appears to be the case with most, if not

all, Lovebird crosses. Such further crosses were also

recorded by Bennett, viz. the b, Hybrid x Black-cheek

(i.e. three-quarter Black-cheek) and vice versa (i.e. three-

quarter Nyasa). d, Black-cheeked x Masked Lovebird.

First bred by Lowe in 1928 (United Kingdom). See A.M.,

1929, 21 ; the French Medal was awarded. The cross has



