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coniiiiend themselves to aviculturists. There has been a large 

 influx of American Birds, of special interest, owing to the 

 export of birds from the U. S. being prohibited. 

 Kingbirds —Tyrannus tyramius. 

 Brown Mock 't\\ruii'\\—/-/nrporhychus -rufus. 

 *Blue Mocking' Thrusli -Melanoiis cterulescens. 

 *Cubau Mocking' Thrush —MiinocicUla riiLripes. 

 *Wo()d Thiiish — 7«r(/?« inusteliniis. 



* Wilson's 'V\\x\xs\\ — Turdjisfuscescens. 

 *Water 'X:\\x\xs\\- Sciuj-us fiovehonacensts. 



American Blue }a.ys — Cyauoctt/a cristaia. 

 Fox Sparrow — Passerella iliaca. 

 American Tree Sparrow —5'//3(?//a nioniicola. 

 *Soiig "npArrovf ~ Zonoirichta melodia. 

 White-tliroated Song Sparrow— Z'. albicollis. 

 Cliipping Sparrow— 5"//'s^//a socialis. 



* Field Sparrow — S. pusilln. 

 Catbird — Galeoscoptes camliiiensis. 

 Indigo "Swdi—Cyanospiza cyanea. 

 Pine Siskin —Chrysomitris pinus. 

 Snow \i\xdL—Junco hyeninlis- 

 Purple Finch — Carpodacus purpureus . 



*Yel low-eyed Vireos —Vireo ohvaceus. 



*Yellow Warbler — Dendroica asstiva. 



*Plioebe Flycatcher M iiscicapa phcebe. 



*Meadow l.nr'k.— St urne I la magna. 

 American Robins — 7"«r^?« migraiorius . 



*Black and Red 'Ya.na.g&rs —Pyranga erythromelas. 



*Black-capped Titmice — Pa ?7« atricapillns. 

 Kose-breasted Grosbeak — A/, ludovtciamis. 



*Oven - Birds —Dendroica discolor. 

 Others are White-headed Sea Eagle, Turkey Vultures, Virginian Eagle 

 Owl, Barred Owl, American Crows, Great American Heron, *Ward's Heron, 

 ♦Montezuma Quails, Red - Billed Tree Ducks, Sulphur -crested Toucan, 

 Purple Grackle, and Baltimore Hangiiests ; and also specimens of Canadian, 

 White-fronted and Brent Geese. 



Other interesting arrivals are 2 Dumonl's Crackles {Mino 

 diinionti) from Arn Islands. These at present are so wild, 

 that careful observation is difficult ; the general body plumage 

 is glossy black, with a greenish and purplish sheen ; sides 

 of crown and sides of face, mostly yellow, which is also 

 the colour of the bill, legs, feet and abdomen. Salvadori 



* New to the Collection. 



