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Port Lincoln


continent, certainly I am aware of claims from Holland, Norway and Austria. The grey coloured blue mutation was incredibly popular and widely kept up until recently, a new wave of mutations has now appeared on the Continent.


PORT LINCOLN PARAKEET (Barnardius Zonarius Zonarius) Widely bred and relatively easy to obtain, the Port Lincolns in the UK display much of the variation found in their large wild range. Those of what is widely accepted as the purest form have no red feathering above the beak, though a small amount of red, particularly in young birds can also be seen in the wild. The green colouring of the back and upper breast is variable and can have a bluish wash, likewise the intensity of


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the yellow on the belly is variable. Some breeders have recently sold off breeding pairs as a result of not being able to sell on youngsters or to make room for more valuable and consequently lucrative breeding birds. A blue mutation is now available.


28 PARAKEET (Barnardius Zonarius Semitorquatus) Very hard to come by in the UK, though very popular and widely bred on the Continent, with only a tiny number of breeders with normal, wild coloured birds. Size varies considerably with some being significantly larger than even the bulkiest Port Lincoln, the same can also be said of the head and beak which can be incredibly robust in some strains. This peculiarity can make


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