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There are now twenty-nine separate breeding aviaries for Parrakeets,

each designed to accommodate a single pair of birds and many of these

regularly produce families each season. The most successful result

was the rearing of no less than thirteen Queen Alexandra’s Parrakeets

from two breeding pairs.


Success has also been achieved with Splendid Grass Parrakeets.

The last breeding hen unfortunately fractured her skull by some

unknown means, but not until she had reared nineteen young.


The Adelaide collection now contains forty-eight of the fifty-nine

species of the Parrot family known to exist in Australia.


Amongst foreign species the breeding of the Javan Parrakeet and

the Green Conure, the Torres Strait, and Bartlett’s Bleeding-heart

Pigeons is recorded.



ORNAMENTAL PHEASANT SOCIETY NOTES


By Jerome Lambert


The January issue of the O.P.S. Journal is now published. We

consider it our best to date. Our President, M. Delacour, continues

his article on the distribution of Pheasants and three maps illustrate

this most interesting series. Monsieur Malisoux has surpassed himself

by a masterly exposition of reasons for that bugbear of all aviculturists

“ Dead in the shell ”. Such a scientific thesis on this matter has never

previously been written and not only does he give us his reasons for

these deaths but he also informs us that very frequently one can save

such a chick by artificial methods and he gives us minute details of

the procedure together with illustrations. The article is thoroughly

convincing and will create intense interest and wonder, not only amongst

phasianists, but all aviculturists. It is undoubtedly a discovery that

will have far-reaching effects. Many other articles are featured and

I would particularly mention Professor Ghigi’s. All members of this

Society will know of this learned aviculturist and indeed only last

month Mr. Mackie gave us a most interesting account of his visit to

Bologna. Now Professor Ghigi himself has a chat with us. Dr Evald

warns readers of pitfalls that await all phasianists. Mr. Sibley of



