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The most interesting birds to nest were my pair of Guildings

Amazon Parrots, which laid three eggs, but they were all infertile.

As these are only young birds it is hoped that next year they

will produce young. No birds this year suffered from egg-binding.



THE BIRDS OF THE ADELAIDE ZOOLOGICAL


GARDENS


By Neophema


Part I: The Parrot Order


The Adelaide Zoo has long been noted for its collection of the birds

of this order, particularly the Australian representatives, of which

fifty out of the fifty-nine known species were exhibited during the past

year. We shall deal with the families in the usually accepted order.


(a) The Nestoridje


The only representative of this small but interesting family is the

Kea (Nestor notahilis). Two males have been in the Zoo for a good

many years, and two females were recently acquired.


(6) The Loridhc


The only Lory exhibited during the year was an example of the

common Black-capped (Domicilla lory). Of the Lorikeets there is a

solitary Forsten’s (Trichoglossus forsteni) and two Blue-faced

(T. hsematodus), one of which has laid. The common Blue Mountain

or Swainson’s (T. moluccanus) is always represented in the collection

by a few examples, and has bred in the Gardens. The rarer Red-

collared ( T. ruhritorques) is at present represented by four pairs in

beautiful condition. The Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Eutelipsitta chloro-

lepidota), formerly a common bird in captivity, is now represented by

a single example, while a small flock of the attractive little Varied

Lorikeet (Psitteuteles versicolor) has dwindled also to a single specimen.

The Musk Lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna) is hardy and represented



