124 Alfred Ezra—Nesting Notes from Foxwarren Park in 1932


Young fully reared, leaving the nest on 14th July. Both young

birds green.


Another pair of the above, but both cock and hen lutinos, laid four

eggs early in March. All eggs were fertile, but all the young died in

the shell. Laid three eggs again early in May. All eggs again fertile,

but all young dead in shell. It looks uncommonly as if some weakness

in the two lutinos prevents the eggs from hatching.


A third pair of Ringnecked Parrakeets, a green cock and a

lutino hen, nested, laying three eggs about the third week of March.

One young hatched out on 18th April, but the other two eggs were

broken. One young reared, leaving the nest on the 24th June.

Young one green.


Fourth pair—green cock and lutino hen, nested, laying six eggs

by the 23rd March. Three young ones were hatched about 21st April,

the remaining eggs were infertile. One young was found dead on

22nd April, but the other two were reared. Both green.


Alexandrine Parrakeet ( Psittacula nijpalensis). Green cock

bird and lutino female. Laid two eggs from the perch on the 23rd

December (1931). Another two eggs were laid on the 27th December

(1931) in the nest. One young hatched out and reared, leaving the

nest on the 27th March, 1932. Green again.


Layards Parrakeet ( Psittacula calthrapce ). Laid three eggs by

the 25th May. All infertile.


Malabar Parrakeet (P. jperisteroides). Four eggs laid by the

30th April, all infertile. Hen pulled her flight feathers out.


Barrabands Parrakeet ( Polytelis swainsoni ). Laid one egg on

floor and two more were found on the grass. This was done because

they did not like the outside nest-box. As soon as I gave them a

nest-box inside the aviary shelter they laid four eggs. Three young

hatched in June, only one reared.


Queen Alexandra’s Parrakeet ( Polytelis alexandrce). The old

pair laid four eggs by the 15th April. All were hatched by 5th May.

One young one found dead in the nest, and the other three dead in

the grass. Laid three more eggs. Two young hatched out by 8th June.

One young found dead in nest, apparently having been killed, the

other young one was seen being carried about by the female in her



