286 K. Plath—Birds at the New Chicago Zoological Park


Cage No. 4. In this cage we see four fine Leadbeater’s Cockatoos

—these and the delicately tinted Salmon-crested Cockatoo are the

loveliest of this branch of the Parrot family. Their pink and white

plumage surmounted by the flamboyant crest are fit examples of

delicate pastel tinting.


Cage No. 5. A large group of Eoseate Cockatoos. To my mind

these are the least attractive of this family but there are many, I know,

who think the combination of ashy-grey and raspberry-pink super¬

lative.


Cage No. 6. A fine pair of Keas. These never have become tame,

I regret to say, though I have heard of some examples which were

charmingly so. We have the legend of their bloodthirsty habits

posted above the cage but also qualify it with the statement that

probably 50 per cent of the public do not believe it.


Cages 7 and 8. Several fine Amazons. Fine in appearance but

some, unfortunately, have devilish dispositions. The keepers always

heave a sigh of relief when cleaning their cages is over. We have

several Double-yellow Heads, Green-cheeked, Yellow-naped, Yellow¬

cheeked, Cuban, and Panama.


Cage No. 9. A pair of Illiger’s Macaws, a Severe Macaw, and two

Conures, Mexican and White-eyed.


Cage No. 10. Two beautiful Grey Parrots. These are new arrivals

and we have not become acquainted as yet, but from what I have

read of these charming birds our friendship should be warm. They

are in perfect plumage—all the more remarkable since they came

direct from Africa.


Cage No. 11 is very large across one end of the room and displays

Macaws, Eed and Yellow, Blue and Yellow, and Military ; Cockatoos,

Sulphur-crested, Bare-eyed, Slender-billed, and Eoseate.


Cages 12 and 13. A dozen of the gorgeous Swainson’s Lorikeets

use this double cage and contribute to the surfeit of rainbow hues.

A pair laid eggs in the hollow log provided but the female had no

inclination to incubate.


Cage No. 14. Two beautiful Black Lories, a pair, are happy

inmates here—the male especially is very tame and enjoys frollicking

about. These are unusually coloured birds—glossy, purplish-black



