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but in the roomy aviary, the general proportion of things 

 levels this up. The principal requirements of such an aviary 

 would be, a spacious flight with a roomy and well lighted 

 shelter shed attached to it. 



Adult Male: Upper surface bluish-green, with a bronzy sheen; 

 forehead yellow; witli the exception of the upper throat, which 

 is bronzy-gr-een, the entire under surface is yellow; bill blackish, 

 witli a plumbeous sheen; feet deep brown. Total length 5 inches, 

 tail 1|. 



Female: Upper surface olive, tinged with yellow on the 

 forehead, a'ump, and margins of wing and tail featliers; under 

 surface ashy-grey, washed with yellowish on the sides of breast, 

 flanks, and vent; other parts as male. 



PYEEHUPHONIA: The single species of this genus 

 comes much nearer the typical Euphonia in appearanc^e than 

 the preceding .species. It differs from Euphonia in a thickened 

 bill, which, however, is not nearly so elongated as in Hijijophd'.a, 

 and the hook of the upper mandible is also not so pronounced. 

 The form is peculiar to Jamaica, and I propose giving it 

 the trivial name of Jamaican Grey Tanager, one of its ancient 

 trivial names being Grey Grosbeak. 



Jamaican Gkey Tanagee (I'yrrliuplionia januiica). 

 This interesting species was imported last year by our esteemed 

 members Messrs. Sutcliffe, and Suggitt, several pairs being 

 brought over, but unfortunately they did not prove long-lived 

 in this country, the season too — a very bad one — was all 

 against them, both en route and on arrival. Mr. A. Sutcliffe 

 found them quite numerous, along with other species feeding 

 on a fruit called Guava, a fruit about the size of a walnut, 

 with a yellowish skin and pink inside, and very similar in 

 formation to a Gooseberry. 



Gosse describes this in " Birds of Jamaica " under 

 the name of Blue Quit, and according to him it is a most 

 entertaining bird to watch, no position seems to come amiss 

 to it when foraging for food, and when thus engaged is very 

 Tit-like in its demeanour. The nest is a domed one, built 

 among the parasitic Tilla7idsicc on the trees. 



Adult Male : The general colouration is bluish -grey, 

 much paler on the under-surface; middle of abdomen yellowish; 

 vent whitish; outer tail feathers pale -yellowish; inner Avebs 



