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it having those feathers only, (in its own coun- 

 try,) in the breeding season. They should have 

 a very large cage, and the perches pretty far 

 apart. 



FOOD. They are fed the same as the Canary 

 Finch. 



CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SEXES.- The upper 

 parts of the male of this bird are a brownish 

 black ; paler on the wings. On the upper part of 

 the neck there is a broad collar of rich orange 

 yellow ; the under parts are of a light buif color, 

 at the tail black. After losing the long feathers 

 the plumage becomes streaked with black and 

 white, about the head and neck, and below with 

 black and red. The female is of a brownish 

 black, all over, and has not the long feathers in 

 the tail. The length of the long feathers in the 

 tail of the male is twelve inches. 



LOCATION. Found in Southern and Western 

 Africa. 



