. Bird notes . ard and lodging, during or August, and would carefully carry out an\- directions given—I mavsa\ 1 have a knowledge of birds. Canncjt our Club be more soci;il ? Or are the members tooapathetic? I find many people would like to go awav for a holiday, but donot know where to go, especialK if one is bv oneself. It would be nice ifclub would be willing to Jind a decent lodging for ansone {I do notmean in their own homes), and be willing to show their aviaries and exchangeideas, etc. ; it would make ;i holiday and prol)ablv increase enthusiasm
. Bird notes . ard and lodging, during or August, and would carefully carry out an\- directions given—I mavsa\ 1 have a knowledge of birds. Canncjt our Club be more soci;il ? Or are the members tooapathetic? I find many people would like to go awav for a holiday, but donot know where to go, especialK if one is bv oneself. It would be nice ifclub would be willing to Jind a decent lodging for ansone {I do notmean in their own homes), and be willing to show their aviaries and exchangeideas, etc. ; it would make ;i holiday and prol)ablv increase enthusiasm. A LADY MEMBER.[Our correspondence section is open for an ex])ression of opinion on this,or any otlier avicultural topic.—Ed.] Errata. Page 45, line u, for as , read ;.v adiiiinihlw Page 47, line u. for Excalfactoria, read IagX 47, line 27, for contain the nest, read cantaDicd the iicst. ;■-■*• ^.^^ ■■■» •,.• .^ ^P : i^-- ^ ^ ^ l^i-v^z-i :?^^>>«.^. AllRiglits Reserved. May, 1919. BIRD NOTES: THE JOURNAL OF THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB. Some Notes on Keeping Parraheets. By The Marquis of Tavistock. (Continued from page 88). SOME RELATIVES OF THE BROADTAIL FAMILY OF PARRAKEETS. More or less closely allied to the typical family ofPlatycerci are a number of Parrakeets. most of them rare incaptivity, and possessing certain peculiarities of their own. Iwill only mention those of which I have had practical experience. (Nortliiclla hacinafogaster). Two races of this bird exist which were formerlyconsidered separate species. Typical specimens of the northernred-vented form, which is by far the handsomer, have a largemaroon patch on the wings, and red feathers under the tail. The sexes are much alike, but the female has a smallerred patch on the belly. Bluebonnets should be fed and treatedlike the typical broadtails; they are extremely active birds, andpine away if kept in small cages. They are not free breedersand su
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