generous diet, and he perforce had to choose between 

 the lesser of the two remaining evils. He is very fond 

 of all fruit, and in the summer I give him straw- 

 berries, raspberries, plums, greengages, and in fact 

 anything that is ripe. He also has apples, pears, 

 and oranges in their seasons. Mealworms he is 

 always ready for, and would probably eat most of 

 the other smooth insects we give our birds. It will 

 thus be seen that the bird is very easily provided 

 for, and when I say, in addition, that it is very hardy 

 — the hardiness of the White-capped Tanager 

 has almost passed into a proverb since one lived 

 at the Zoo for nearly twenty years — it will at once 

 be apparent to our Members that here at last is a 

 species which combines rarity, beauty and longevity 

 in a very marked degree : and that, provided the bird 

 is healthy at the time of purchase, there is small 

 probability of the owner having to regret the irrita- 

 ting early loss which is generally the lot of those who 

 cannot resist the temptation to buy an uncommon 

 species. 



Like most brilliantly-plumaged birds, the White- 

 capped Tanager has very little song. He, however, 

 has some very pretty notes, though these are but few, 

 and even then they are heard very, very rarely. I can 

 only remember hearing them two or three times. 

 The usual vocal effort consists of a peculiar chatter, 

 uttered in such a manner as to make one believe that 

 the bird is talking to itself, especially as it is principally 

 heard when the bird is resting. When it is alarmed 

 or disturbed the effort is rather harsh, but does not 

 continue long enough to become unpleasant. 



As the Catalogue of Birds has not recorded the 

 colour of the eyes, I may here state that when held in 

 a bright light they are deep red, but on a cursory 

 examination they appear brownish black. 



Gentleness, grace, and dignity, are attributes the 



