58 II. Hampe—Another Attempt at Breeding Agapornis pullaria


its owner. In this class was also the rare Long-tailed Manakin. Class

363, 1st to Mr. Eaves’ Golden-backed Woodpecker ; 2nd to Mr. Max¬

well with a rare Necklace Pitta ; 3rd Mrs. Gowland with a Bobin

Chat, and 4th Mr. Norris with a wonderful pair of lovely Blue-winged

Pittas, most attractively staged. Also in this class were two Brown-

backed Australian Kingfishers, and Mr. Ezra’s well-known and very

rare Short-tailed Ant Thrush in the usual tip-top condition. Class 366

for Hybrids and abnormal birds : 1st Mr. Warburton’s highly coloured

very Festive Parrot; 2nd Mr. Ezra’s Baraband Parrakeet ; 3rd

Mr. Handley’s Fisher’s Lovebird.


Mr. Seth-Smith very kindly walked round, looking at the exhibits

with me, giving me the benefit of his great knowledge and experience.

We also went and had a look at some of the British birds, and they

w r ere a very fine lot. We particularly noticed a fine Eedwing, both

Grey and Yellow Wagtails, some very fine Choughs, a Stonechat,

a Whinchat, and a Common Wren, looking very fit. A fine pair of

Eedstarts, a Treecreeper, in grand condition, also a Nuthatch ; some

wonderful Waxwings. Both Greater and Lesser Spotted Woodpeckers,

a Blackcap, and a Nightingale. Two very fine Albino Song Thrushes,

a Lutino Corn Bunting, a White Starling, a Lutino Yellow Bunting,

and a Lutino Greenfinch.


I hear that the Show cannot be held again in Dorland Hall ; let

us hope the management will find another hall with all its advantages

but with more space given to Foreign Birds, Pheasants, and Parrot¬

like birds, and also some seating accommodation.



ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT BREEDING

AGAPORNIS PULLARIA


By Helmut Hampe


In the Avicultural Magazine of last year (p. 148) I described my

unsuccessful attempt at breeding A. pullaria . The female of this pair

unfortunately died of heart complaint, and I had to give her husband,

who knew all about the nesting hole, a new mate. Luckily they took

to each other at once, and when they were allowed into the flight on

the 24th March, 1937, by noon on the same day the male was examining

the hole made by his late wife, and at five minutes past one I saw the



