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my pair of Yellow-fronted New Zealand Parrakeets have young

in the nest, these birds having bred in an indoor aviary for the first

time in November, 1935-January, 1936, the first egg of the second

clutch being laid on 10th February. The parent birds were both bred

at Keston in the middle of last summer, so that they may be con¬

sidered as a true record of precocity, not only for their genus, but

even I think for any kind of Parrakeets. Naturally I am as a rule

opposed to winter breeding, even for Lories and Lorikeets ; there are

too many risks and deceptions ; for instance, my Scaly-breasted

Lorikeets laid their usual pair of eggs about 10th January in an outdoor

aviary and the young ones were duly hatched three weeks later, but

after a few days their parents viciously killed them, and began to nest

again; I hear from one of my German correspondents, Mr. R. Aumuller,

that exactly the same thing happened in last January to his Scaly-

breasted Lorikeets.



THE AVICULTURAL SOCIETY OF

SOUTH AUSTRALIA



By S. Harvey.


Our Society is still flourishing. We have a busy year before us,

being South Australia’s Centenary year.


The Chamber of Manufactures are holding an exhibition from

20th March to 16th May. They are erecting an aviary 82 feet by 42 feet

by 12 feet high and are relying on our members to supply the birds.


We are holding our show on Saturday, 6th June. Last year we

had 400 entries and over 800 paid for admission. On 2nd and 3rd

October, we are holding a special Centenary Bird Show at the Adelaide

Town Hall. This is not being confined to Australian birds as was

done in Melbourne : it is open to foreigners.


Our list of medal winners, since the publication of the Society’s

book of rules, is as follows :—



Magpie Mannikin .

Silver-headed Mannikin .

Banded Plover

Red-collared Lorrikeet .



H. S. Sewell

H. S. Sewell

H. J. Packer

S. Harvey



