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from the way I see him picking about among them, but this 

 needs confirmation. If kept in a cage it should not be smaller 

 than 30 x 18 x 24 inches high, and should be permitted a daily 

 fly round the room. I certainly recommend any of the Indian 

 Redstarts that should be imported as interesting and beautiful 

 cage or aviary pets. The shelter formed by the lean-to board 

 (see photo) provided for Quails is much used as a retiring place 

 by this bird during the daytime. 



I must reserve further reference to other uncommon species, 

 which are recent occupants of my aviaries, viz., Black-headed, 

 Black-crested, and Yellow-breasted Buntings ; Jerdon's Accentor, 

 Pink-browed Rosefinch, Black-headed Sibias, Rosy Pastors, Grey- 

 winged Ouzels, Painted Finches and Red-collared Lorikeets, of 

 all of which I have secured true pairs, till some future issue. 

 I must close with an apology for the undue length of these 

 notes which have been written by request. 



{7o be continued). 



TRevnews ano IRotices of IRew Books. 



The World's Birds. A simple and popular classification of the Birds of 

 the World. By Frank Finn, B.A., F.Z.S., M.B.O.U., etc. Over 

 fifty illustrations from photographs (mostly from living birds) and 

 numerous outline figures in the text. Price 5'-. Published by 

 Hutchinson & Co., Paternoster Row, London. 



The prolific and able pen of our esteemed member, Mr. Finn, has 

 produced many practical and useful works on birds, but this his latest 

 production should prove even more so, thau any of his recent works. It is 

 a veritable mullum in parvo, a text book that should be on every bird lover's 

 book shelf — for its covering capacity, ease of reference, and the conciseness 

 and originality of the planning of the work, it certainly is unrivalled by any 

 other similar work. The introduction is a most able one, in fact a work in 

 itself, couched in lucid and popular language and is a valuable fund of 

 information for the tyro as well as for the more experienced student of bird 

 life. The following quotations will exemplify this. 



" The Neotropical region consists of South America and the countries north of it up 

 " to Mexico. This, also, is a very distinct region containing many peculiar forms— Rheas, 

 " Tiuamous, Trumpeters, Carassows, Jacamers, PufF-birds, Motmots, Toucans, and sub- 

 " groups of the Passerine family too numerous to mention here, besides most of the 

 " Tauagers, Troupials and Humming Birds, though some of these penetrate into 

 " North America." 



