. Foreign birds for cage and aviary . Lesser Conure. propeiLsitie«. According to him this bird is most de-structive to wood-work, gnawing thi-ough sti-ong pinematch-boarding without difficulty ; he therefore recom-mends a strong metal cage for it. Dr. Rey considered itkeen witted, cmvning, and distrustful, only pleasingwhen hand-reared, but nevertheless hardy. In Germany tliis Conure has been freely bred. Ifclays from three to five eggs; both sexes incubate, andboth feed the young. The down is mouse-grey ;the young plumage bright green, changing slowly ; theorange on the
. Foreign birds for cage and aviary . Lesser Conure. propeiLsitie«. According to him this bird is most de-structive to wood-work, gnawing thi-ough sti-ong pinematch-boarding without difficulty ; he therefore recom-mends a strong metal cage for it. Dr. Rey considered itkeen witted, cmvning, and distrustful, only pleasingwhen hand-reared, but nevertheless hardy. In Germany tliis Conure has been freely bred. Ifclays from three to five eggs; both sexes incubate, andboth feed the young. The down is mouse-grey ;the young plumage bright green, changing slowly ; theorange on the forehead not appearing for montlie, whilstthe adult colouring is not acquired imtil the .secondyear. Apparently the species has not been bred in T. 162 FOREIGN BIRDS FOR CAGE AND AVIARY. England, auid nc(v that it hae become so rare, evenin it« native land, there is little chance of it being bredin the future. It was first purchased for the LondonZoological Gardens in 1860, since which date other speci-mens have been acquired. Less
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