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Male Yellow-winged Sugar-bird — C^rs^a cyaita. 

 Male Gold-fronted Bulbul — Chloropsis aurifrons. 

 Male Superb Tanager— C. fastiosa. 

 Male Yellow Tanager— C flava. 



I would fain linger and have a little to sa)' about the lovely 

 plumages of the Sydney Waxbill, Tanager.s and others, also 

 the handsome and roomy cages ; while their cleanly condition 

 bespoke strict and constant attention, for with some of the 

 species it must have meant cleaning out several times a day to 

 secure the almost spotless cleanliness that prevailed. I hope 

 Mrs. Miller will be prevailed upon to give us accounts of some 

 of them a little later. She is to be congratulated upon a rare 

 and choice series of birds. I certainly never saw birds iu 

 better condition, whatever the conditions (/. e. indoors or out, 

 cages or aviaries) they had been kept under. 



A Rare Consignment of Neotropical Birds. 



It was my privilege to see this unique consignment before 

 any were distributed. Mr. V.. W. Harper, who has so often 

 introduced many rare, unique and interesting species to 

 aviculture, has again, within the past month, brought to hand 

 another consignment of rare species, nearly all of which are 

 new to Aviculture. They are certainly well worth a brief 

 notice and description. 



Thk BIvACk-chekked Tanager. 

 Calliste cay ana. 



A beautiful species, and imported as living specimens for 

 the first time to this country. The upper surface of the male 

 is glistening coppery yellow ; top of head, ruddy copper colour ; 

 sides of face, black ; wings and tail, blackish-brown, edged 

 with bluish green; the under surface is bright ocliraceous; 

 throat and fore neck, dark blue ; bill, black with a bluish 

 sheen; legs and feet, dark brown. Total length, 4| inches; 

 tail, i| inches. Female similar as to colour areas, but hues of 

 her plumage much more subdued. A rare and exquisite 

 species. Described from life, measurements from skins. 

 The Maroon Tanager. 

 Rhamphocoelus jacapa. 



This fine species has been on view at the Zoo for the past 



