Editorial. 89 



4 Budgerigars, a Cockateel, and a Riga Jay, from H. 



Siiarey, Esq. 

 1 pair Californian Quail, and a Grey-winged Ou/.cl, 



from Wesley T. Page, Esq. 

 Gifts of Foreign Fringillidce and Ploceldce, a cock Cock- 

 alcel, and a pair of Blue-wing Lovebirds would be highly ap- 

 preciated by the Trustees. 



African Sunbikds: Our member, Mr. P. Owen, in- 

 forms us that he has successfully imported and has still living 

 in his bird -room, specimens of the Malachite Sunbird 

 (Seddrinia fmnnsu) and several others including three which 

 are new to aviculture, viz: The Cape Long-tailed Sunbird 

 {Pronierup.s cajcr), with a tail 14 inches long; Amethyst 

 Sunbird {Cinnyria amethijstinus), with a crown of metallic 

 emerald-green and a gorgel of shining ro^y li!ac, which is also 

 the colour of the upper tail -coverts, remainder of plumage 

 black with a rich violet sheen. Orange-breasted Sunbird {Antliro- 

 baphes violacca) the principle colouration being metallic green 

 above the resplendatit yellow l)ene,ith, with washings of 

 orange -red on the chest and upper tail coverts, and two 

 yellow tufts at the shoulders. 



We congratulate Mr. Owen on the possession of such 

 rare and beautiful species of an exquisite group of birds. 



Eratta: 

 Page 37, bottom line, for " guadrichictus" read quadricinctus 

 „ 47 line 12 from bottom, for '' diamidiatus" read dim- 



idiatus. 

 „ 53, line 1, for " inola" read Lifiota. 

 „ 53, line 1, for " Pyrrlula" read Pyrrhula. 

 „ 54, line 8, ^ov " Poephila modesta" read Poep)hila per- 



sonata. 

 „ 54, line 30, for " ta7is" read cantans. 

 „ 56, line 4, for " casianeoihorax" read castaneithorax. 

 „ 56, line 5, for '' Sporuyinthus" read Sporaeginthiis. 

 „ 60, transpose line 6 to between lines 3 and 4. 



British Bird Calendar. 



It is urgently requested that members from all round the 

 coast will note the movement of birds, more especially 



