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and let him have it, being principally influenced by the fact that but few 

 would see it if it remained with me, and that with its new owner it will 

 visit the principal Shows during the coming season. Before leaving these 

 general remarks I should say that the plate but faintly indicates the 

 rich purplish-blue of the breast, the hues of which change with every fresh 

 position assumed. 



Our esteemed member Mr. E. W. Harper, in response to my request, 

 has kindly sent the following notes: — 



" I brought a pair of these birds home with me from JJritish Guiana to England 

 " last year ; but the lien unfortunately escaped at Bedford. She may be at large now for 

 " anything I know. 



" The cocks are very pugnacious towards each other in captivity, clutching with 

 " beak and claw and rolling on the floor in a murderous embrace. 

 '■ The hens are less brightly coloured than their mates. 



" I once had a nest containing half-fledged young and also the two parents brought 

 " to me by a mulatto bird-catcher. The nest was made of bark with which were inter - 

 " woven pieces of cotton-wool. It was built in a forked branch about the thickness of 

 " one's little finger. The native name of this species is " Buck-tongue Sackie." I have 

 " kept 15 or 16 o these birds at different times during my stay in British Guiana. 

 "E. W. H." 



Habitat : Apparently very common in British and French Guiana. I 

 cannot agree with Mr. Millsnui as to the name Black-cheeked being in- 

 appropriate, it appeals to me as being specially happy, and though mostly 

 is dangerous to alter names, personally in this instance I think it justi- 

 fiable and Mr. Harper's choice a very apt one. 



It is very doubtful if the Greater Rufous-headed is entitled to specific 

 distinction, though it is recognised as C. cynnolcema. It is similar to 

 cayana, and differs only in slightly increased size and the richer hue of 

 some of the colour areas. 



H\naiv> BirDs 3 have met in tbeir IRatural State 



By Douglas Dewar, I.C.S. 



{Continued from page 10S). 

 II. BULBULS. 

 India is the land of Bnlbuls. No fewer than fifty-one 

 species are described in " The Fanna of British India." To these 

 Major Magrath has recently added yet another. Several of these 

 species have found their way into aviaries in England. The 

 majority of Bnlbnls are rare birds of limited distribution. Two 

 genera (Mo/pas/es and Olocompsa), however, are spread all over 

 India and are everywhere abundant ; at least one form being 

 found in every garden in India. I shall, therefore, confine my- 

 self chiefly to Bulbuls belonging to these genera. 



