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near relatives seem not to have been described ; but 

 they are probably not unlike those of other species of 

 Calliste, the nests of which are cup - shaped, with 

 plenty of moss outside, sometimes mixed with slender 

 twigs; the inside lined with jQne roots and horse-hair ; 

 the eggs with a greenish ground - tint speckled and 

 spotted with some shade of brown and lavender. An 

 illustration of the egg of one of the species of Calliste 

 seemed to me to resemble that of a Warbler rather 

 than of a Finch. 



From " Wonders of the Bird World" (R. Bowdler 

 Sharpe) we get the following information under the 

 heading of Tanagers. " Nest in various situations, 

 "cup-shaped, of grass -stems or lichens, in trees or 

 "bushes, sometimes domed, or in grass in marshes. 

 "Eggs white, bluish, or greenish, with spots and 

 "blotches of brown. North and South America." 



In their wild state this and the other allied Tan- 

 agers frequent the tops of tall trees, only coming 

 lower to feed upon oranges or other sweet fruits, and 

 to nest. The call note of this bird is a shrill excited 

 chirp, sometimes repeated several times in succession, 

 usually when flitting from perch to perch or running 

 on a ledge and shuffling its wings like an Accentor. 

 Its ordinary song is harsh and Weaver-like, but when 

 first awaking in the early morning it sometimes sings 

 a very pretty reedy song, recalling that of the Indigo 

 Bunting. 



I am glad to see that one of our members has an 

 outdoor aviary for these beautiful birds (Vol. 5, p. 13), 

 and to hear that they are doing well. Mealworms are 

 invaluable for them, and you cannot give too many. 

 At one time my Tanager was looking niope}^ so I 



