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builds an open nest and lays spotted eggs. There are 

 other species of " Blue" Tanagers beside T. episcoptis ; 

 but it is unnecessary here to differentiate them. 



The Makoon Tanager — such a delightful colour 

 contrast to the Blue — is the " Cashew Sackie" of the 

 natives. It is probable that the bird takes its local 

 name from the male's resemblance to the crimson 

 colour of the cashew fruit, rather than to its fondness 

 for eating it. The Maroon Tanager is about the size 

 of the Scarlet Tanager; but unlike the Blue the sexes 

 in the former differ considerably in colour. The male 

 is dark velvety crimson above and wine-red below. 

 His most striking colour is his bright silvery lower 

 mandible. The female is dull rusty red, and her lower 

 mandible lacks the bright colour of the male's. This 

 species is a common bird in gardens and cultivations 

 in British Guiana ; and in the beautiful Botanical Gar- 

 dens at Georgetown it is always in evidence. Its cry 

 is 'fink, fink,' resembling that of our Chaffinch. The 

 Maroon Tanager is a more insectivorous feeder than 

 the Blue, and is therefore less frequently kept in con- 

 finement than the latter by the blacks, who are not 

 aviculturists — a direct contrast to the aborigines, who 

 are very clever with insectivorous birds. Like the 

 other subject of this paper, the Maroon Tanager builds 

 an open nest and lays spotted eggs. 



Tanagers and other fruit-eating birds are caught 

 in British Guiana in two ways, namely, by means of a 

 trap-cage or with bird-lime. The trap-cage contains 

 three compartments, the call-bird being placed in the 

 middle one. The two other divisions have weighted 

 doors at the top, which are released and fall when the 

 bird enters. Sometimes no call-bird is used, the trap- 



