126 77; (' Hirds of Ihitish Cu'iaiia. 



rows liave not commenced Ijin'ldin^' yet. but one pair, 

 the \vliite-eyel)ro\ve(l. t^o about to^^etlier and tlie hen cliases lier 

 mate al)out, but Hies al)()ut witli him, so perliaps there is a 

 prospect of tliem nestinj^- wlien tlie pri\el, laurel, etc.. are in 

 full leaf, and the ,L;"rass well ^rown. The Jun,L;ie and Button 

 Ouail are always tos^'ether, and the jun,^ie cock is rather fond 

 of rushing;" after the Bronze-win^ l)o\es and drivini;' them from 

 his particular corner, so I hoi)e. perhai)s. tliey may l)reed this 

 year — last year they took no notice whatever of each other, and 

 1 never saw the cock chase anytliin,i;' before. 



I'srriwci. — There are i)lenty of youui;' Bud,^'eriL;ars. also 

 yoimi4' Cockateels. Peach-faced and Black-cheeked J.ovebirds 

 are sittinj^'. 



1 ha\-e penned the above jottin,^"s. after spendin,^' the 

 week-end amoni;' the birds, watching' their doini^'s. so that if 

 copy is still short the editor may be able to make extracts there- 

 from. 



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The Birds of British Guiana. 



Bv CiiAs. n.wvsox. S.J.. M.A.. (Oxox). 

 (C'o)itiinii-(l fro)}i Poi^c 106). 

 Tyrant Birds. 



Thfse birds bclont;- to the great Order of Passeriformes 

 A\u\ arc tlius distantly related to the Colony Jay. They are 

 only found in the New World. The name appears to have 

 been first given to the King-bird of North America on account 

 of its boldness in attacking hawks and even eagles and driving 

 them otT. h is hardly applicable to many of the colony 

 species, though our Kiskadee certainly merits the title. In 

 habits, some of these birds resemble the European shrikes or 

 butcher-birds; others, the tly-catcdiers ; and one at least (the 

 Cotton Bud) the wagtail. The faiuily comprises many dif- 

 ferent forms, but all are insectivorous, some varying their 

 diet with fruit, and the larger forms with eggs, young birds, 

 and small lizards. None are gaudily coloured; ; brown, red, 

 giey, dull-yellow and in the Pyocephalus nibineiis with bright 

 scarlet. The Scissor-tailcd ly rant- Bird is remarkable for its 

 long, forked, tail and the Royal lyrant-Bird for its half- 



