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of them, that they were Purple-fiuches. I bought niany 

 aftervvards, at 5 - each, from a dealer at Leicester. 



J. H. Vekrai,!,. 



[It was pointed out to Mr. Verrall that the bird 

 usually known as the Scarlet Rose Finch or Common 

 Rose Finch {Carpodacns etythrinus or Pynhtila etytJiritia) 

 is also called the Scarlet Grosbeak — but that he appeared 

 to distinguish between the Rose Finch and the Scarlet 

 (rrosbeak. To this he replied as follows, — ] 



Sir, — The bird I call the Rose Finch is the same as 

 the Carmine Bunting, one of which was exhibited at a 

 Bird Show at Worthing — the exhibitor is now dead. I 

 have seen a few at C. P. shows. They are described in 

 Bree's Birds of FvUrope — last edition. The Rose Finch is 

 larger than the vScarlet Grosbeak, but not so long as the 

 Pine Grosbeak. I never possessed a Rose Fiiich, but my 

 Scarlet Grosbeak was sold to me as a Rose Finch by Charles 

 Jamrach, and I told him that it was wrongly descril^ed ; 

 he referred me to the late Lord Lilford, who agreed with 

 my description. The vScarlet Grosbeak is very similar in 

 colour and size to the IHirple Finch, but is different in 

 liabits and has no song. 



I believe the Rose Finch retains the rose colour 

 after moulting, which the others do not. 



I believe the bird I saw at Worthing had dirty-white 

 cheeks — it was a more squatty bird, like a Common 

 Bunting. J. H. Vkrrat^i,. 



QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. 



HOW TO UK AT AN AVIARY. 



Question. — My aviar}' is a small conservatory facing 

 south — about loft. square. It is getting very cold there 

 at night, although it is fairly warm in the day. I thought 

 of a small hot-water coil heated by gas, but cannot find 

 out who could supply me with it. I should be very glad 

 if you could advise me on the subject, as I cannot buy 

 auy birds, or even think of it, unless 1 can keep them 

 warm. 



