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Review



Another case was that of a hen Elliot which, at my old home at Villers-

Brettoneux, many years ago, we caught killing and eating a whole brood

of newly hatched Californian Quails. This, of course, was exceptional, as

Elliot’s are usually very quiet.


It is therefore advisable to watch carefully at the start those Pheasants

that are associated with small birds, and if the latter are very small and

very precious, it is safer to keep them by themselves, as, at any rate, Pheasants

may frighten and disturb them when they fly clumsily in the aviary.


J. Delacour.



REVIEW


The Budgerigar vies with the Canary as the most popular small

pet bird kept to-day. Its beauty is undeniable in all its forms, and it

has the further merit of being a “ no trouble bird


Budgerigar breeding has assumed enormous proportions, tens of

thousands are reared annually in cages and aviaries, yet breeders have

no difficulty in disposing of good healthy surplus stock, for the demand

seems insatiable.


In such a hobby as this a really comprehensive and authoritative

work dealing with every aspect of Budgerigar breeding and exhibiting

is most welcome, and a book just published by Cage Birds,” entitled

The Cult of the Budgerigar , 1 fills this want to perfection. The author,

Mr. W. Watmough, is a well-known successful exhibitor, breeder, and

judge of these birds.


The book contains six coloured illustrations depicting ideal

specimens in different colours, as well as other illustrations in half¬

tone, two of which are especially useful as they depict and point out

“ show-faults ” and are, it is believed, the first of their kind to be

published. The practical advice, covering every detail of housing,

feeding, rearing, training, and general management, makes it possible

to breed and exhibit the best type of bird, even without previous

experience.


The Cult of the Budgerigar may safely be regarded as the only

standard work on the market which deals in a really comprehensive

manner with these charming and popular little Parrakeets.


E. F. C.


1 The Cult of the Budgerigar, by W. Watmough, “Cage Birds ”, Dorset House,.

Stamford Street, London, S.E. 1, 6s., post free 6s. 6 d.



