50 Dr. E. Hopkinson—More Additions to Breeding Records


M. Olivaux reports in L’Oiseau , 1929, 45, that he reared five

young in 1928 at Rennes, and inquires if this is a “ first

Whitley thinks his first young were earlier and since then

he has been breeding them easily. For a list of Lovebird

hybrids to date see A.M., 1928, 189 ; I think most of these

records have been incorporated above, but cannot be sure

owing to their multiplicity ; I do, however, feel certain

that other combinations have been obtained, of which I can

find no record.


p. 228. Under 397. a, Pennant x Rosella, line 2, for “ erythrop-

terus ” read “ erythropeplus


p. 228. 398. a, Adelaide x Pennant. For four read: three,

one of which went to the Zoo (A.M., 1926, 328); and add :

b, Adelaide x Rosella. This cross was bred by Arthur

about 1892, teste Finn and Arthur in the Cage-birds Handbook,

“ Parrots,” 1927.


p. 228. 399. Yellow-bellied Parrakeet. Add: a , Yellow-

bellied x Adelaide Parrakeet. Tavistock tells me (in

lit. 8, i, 1927) that one was reared at Woburn at liberty

some time ago. In his Parrots . . . (1928) he gives further

particulars of this cross (p. 207). b, Yellow-bellied X

Rosella. Bred by Whitley in 1928 and 1929, and I saw the

birds in May, 1930, when the hen was again sitting on three

more young. In 1932 I saw several of the quadruple hybrids

bred at Paignton; two of the parents were these or their

hybrids, but I forget what the two other species involved were.


p. 94. 400. Yellow-rumped Parrakeet. Add : Tavistock in 1926

reared one young bird, making, I think, the second record

(A.M., 1926, 279).


p. 228. 400. a, Yellow-rumped x Rosella. For the record as

given , read : Page gives this cross ; his entry almost certainly

refers to Arthur’s success in 1908, which is recorded in the

Cage-birds “ Parrot ” Handbook (1927) by Finn and Arthur.


p. 228. 401. Mealy Rosella. For the entry given, read : a, Mealy

Rosella x Rosella. Bred by Whitley in 1926. b, Mealy

Rosella x Barnard’s Parrakeet. Hybrids have also



