igi 



this article, and many otliers are decidedly hand- 

 some birds ; and in spite of the lack of brilliant 

 colours, there are but few of them to which the 

 designation plain can be applied. Add to this the 

 fact that, so far, only S. albigzilaris has been bred iu' 

 this country, their great interest to aviculturists will 

 be at once apparent. 



In conclusion, I must state my indebtedness to 

 the British Museum Catalogue and also to Sclater and 

 Hudson's Argentine Ornithology. 



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A Fine Colleetion of Birds : Our Hou. Treasurer, Mrs. 

 K. Leslie Miller, has certainly solved the problem liow to keep 

 birds happ}-, contented and healthy in cages. The series con- 

 sists of 32 rare and choice birds, and on the occasion of my 

 visit they were, with two or three exceptions, all in Show con- 

 dition. The following list will give some idea of the beauty 

 and rarity of her collection. 



Male Green Singiiigf VmQh.—Serinus icterus. 



Male Melba V\\\Q\\—Zonogas{ris melba. 



Pair Parrot 'P\\\c\\^s—Erythrura psittacea. 



Male Crimson 'B\\\d\\.—N eochrnia phaeioti. 



Male Sydney Waxbill— ^S^/V/^/za te77iporalis . 



Pair Blue-breasted ^v.-s.h\\\s—Estrada angolensis. 



Male Violet-eared ^2,^\A\\—Granaiina granaiina. 



Pair Zebra '^■acshiWs—SporcEsinthtis stcbflavtis. 



Male White-eared Conure— /^. lettcotis. 



Pair Many-coloured Parrakeets— Pi^/Ziij/w^ 7>iutiicolor. 



Pair Red-vented Blue-bonnet Parrakeets-Pif/Ao/zi^ hamaiorrhous. 



Male Hawk-headed Qa-ic^w^—Deropfytis accipiirinus 

 Dusky V&\rQ\.—Pio7tus violaceus. 



Pair Ceylonese Hanging Parrakeets— Zo;;-/«//«j indicus. 



Pair Passerine VArvak^ais—PsittacuZa passerina. 



Pair Yellow-backed \,ov\es—LofiusJlavopalliattis. 



Female P'orsten's l^oxVK^^t—l'richoglosszis foj-steni. 



Male Swainson's 'i,ox\ke:e.'L—Trichogloss7is 7iovcs-hoUa7idi<z. 



Male Nonpareil 'ZnwWw^—Cynospiza czri's. 



