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of body, flanks and thighs, bhie-gre3% a small spot of 

 pure white at base of mandible ; beak and feet, brown ; 

 iris, deep brown. Total length, 3J in. bare, tail if in. 



Adult female : The upper surface is mostly 

 brown, lighter and more ruddy on the lower back and 

 rump; wnngs, dusky-brown, with the lesser coverts 

 darker, primaries and flights edged with olive; upper 

 tail - coverts, brown ; tail - feathers, brown narrowly 

 edged with olive ; lores, eye region, ear-coverts and 

 under surface, pale olive - brown ; with the breast, 

 abdomen, under tail-coverts, pale buffish-ochre. Total 

 length, 3J in., of which the tail measures if in. 



The description of the male is from living speci- 

 mens at the Zoo. ; that of the female from Museum 

 skins. 



Its range according to Museum Cat. is Guiana 

 and Columbia to Lower Amazonia and Peru. 



The Fire-Red Finch. 



15. .S. miimta. Fig. 3 on plate. 



This dainty finch is one of the gems of the genus ; 

 it is a trim and tightly feathered bird, full of vivacity, 

 almost continually uttering his merry little lay. 

 Judging by the demeanour of the specimens at the 

 Zoo., amid the uncongenial environment of the Parrot 

 House, they are ideal cage-birds, become tame fairly 

 readily, and are neither dull nor listless under such 

 conditions. As to their fitness for the outdoor aviary, 

 well — there are few birds that would surpass them, as 

 they disport themselves amid the greenery of a garden 

 aviary. 



Adult male: The general colour of the upper 

 surface is brown, lightly washed with greyish-olive ; 



