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from where the first was laid. Evidently they had taken a dislike

to the first nest as they were observed trying to roll the egg along the

pathway to the second nest.


Pied Grallina ( Grallina picata ).—Built a cup-shaped nest on a

beam in sleeping place, using a considerable quantity of mud, and first

egg laid 27th April. Up to the present these birds are incubating

very well.


Superb Starling ( Spreo superbus). —One young was hatched out

on 27th April. Another pair are incubating three eggs.


Queen’s Alexandra’s Parrakeet (N orthipsitta alexandce ).—

The old pair laid five eggs by the 12th April and three young were

hatched out by the 25th, the other two being infertile. One young

one was found dead three days later, the other two are now twelve

days old. The cock bird was removed from the aviary after the

hen had been sitting a few days, so apparently this plan is proving

very successful. A pair that were reared here in 1931 laid six eggs

by the 25th April and two young were hatched out to-day (7th May).

We are now waiting to see how these birds behave.


Ring-necked Parrakeet ( Psittacala krameii ).—A lutino hen,

mated to a green male, laid four eggs by the 27th March. One young

was hatched out on 21st April the other three eggs being infertile.

Another pair of Ring-necked Parrakeets, lutino hen and green

male, laid three eggs by the 2nd April and two young were hatched

out on 30th April. As this hen is extremely spiteful and very fond of

human flesh I have not ascertained whether the third is good.


A third pair of Ring-necked Parrakeets, both lutinos, laid four

eggs by 31st March. All contained dead chicks so it is quite obvious

that there is some weakness in these as each time the same thing has

occurred.


A hen Ring-necked Parrakeet, mated to a cock Alexandrine X Ring¬

necked hybrid, laid five eggs by 28th March and three young was

hatched out by 21st April; the other two eggs contained dead chicks.


A pair of Alexandrine Parrakeets (Psittacula nipalensis) laid

four eggs by 5th February and three young were hatched out, two

by the 6th March and the third six days later. One of the young

ones was found dead on the 17th March and the other two were found



