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Dr. E. Hopkins on—Breeding Records



Red-sided Eclectus, L. pectoralis. Bred in Ceylon, 1938.


(A.M., 1938, 223.)


Blue-crowned Parrakeet, Tanygnathus lucionensis. U.S.A.,


1836.


380-382. ALEXANDRINE PARRAKEET. All the three races,

eupatria, nipalensis, and magnirostris are on record as bred. Mr. Ezra

bred his first blue ALEXANDRINE in 1934.


383, 384. RINGNECK PARRAKEET.


The Indian race, Psittacula k. manillensis has often been

bred, the African P. k. krameri perhaps once or twice.


Layard’s Parrakeet, P. calthrapas. U.K., 1925.


MALABAR PARRAKEET, P. melanorJiyncha. U.K., 1927

and 1931.


Javan Parrakeet, P. alexandri. Bred at the Adelaide Zoo,

South Australia, 1936-7.


385, 386. BLOSSOMHEAD, P. cyanocephala. Both the Indian and

Burmese races have been bred.


(Slaty-headed Parrakeet, P. himalayana.) Only a hybrid

record : Slaty-headed x Blossomhead. Tavistock, 1933 and 1936.


DERBYAN PARRAKEET, P. derbyana. First, U.S.A.,

1930 ; since then U.K. and elsewhere.


387. (Hanging Parrakeets, Loriculus. Two ? records for L. galgulus

and L. vernalis.)


388. BARRABAND’S PARRAKEET and hybrids :


a. Barraband’s X Black-tailed Parrakeet.


b. Barraband’s x Alexandra parrakeet. U.K., 1922.


Barraband’s X (Rosella ?).


Barraband’s X King parrakeet ; Tavistock, 1937. U.K.


389. BLACK-TAILED PARRAKEET, “ Rock Peplar.” Hybrids

with hens of a. Barraband’s, and b. the Alexandra Parrakeet are

recorded.


390. ALEXANDRA PARRAKEET. First, U.K., 1912 ; since

then elsewhere. Also hybrids :


a. (Alexandra X Black-tailed Parrakeet ?)


b. Alexandra x Crimson-wing. U.K., 1925.


391. CRIMSON-WING. And hybrids with hens of the Black-



