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here, and was to be seen three or more times a day among the 

 plum and other fruit trees. Next day I heard its call and had 

 the pleasure, after answering its call, to see my Scarlet Tanager 

 flying about wild, evidently in the enjoyment of grand health 

 and spirits in spite of most inclement weather. It was worth 

 the price of the bird to see it living wild and in such magni- 

 ficent form and plumage. But I meant to keep him in the 

 grounds if possible and I learned that he was mostly to be 



heard either there or in next door. I knew his 



favourite tit-bit was a wasp grub so these were supplied on a 

 likely spot at the same time each day to insure his visits when 

 fruit became scarce ; the gardener and my.self set about 

 devising means for his recapture. He is again safely lodged 

 in my aviary in splendid form, though he did look glum as I 

 brought him home in a little cage and seemed to any " Done 

 again." But just imagine a bird like that on the loose in the 

 month of October for upwards of a fortnight in such weather 

 as we then had and not a scrap the worse, but if possible really 

 seeming better. I don't mind how many more of the same sort 

 I can get. A few of them about a fruit garden must be a 

 lovely spectacle. I find that next to wasp grubs and meal- 

 worms he loves a pear better than bananas or oranges." 



When we realise the fact that this bird lived in cold, wet, 

 foggy weather all on its own for 14 days and was not fed, a few 

 wasp grubs being all that was used to entice it to the spot 

 dail}', and the lovely condition when captured, we can but say 

 that this is yet another instance of the hardy and robust 

 character of many species of Tauagers, which really do better 

 outdoors than in the birdrooni. The bird mentioned above was 

 moulted outdoors in my open aviary. O. Mii.t,sum. 



poet riDoitcin IRcports. 



(yic/e Rules). 



Rock Rosa Parrakkkt. (M. A. IMcWilliam). Cause of death, 



Seplicsemia. In your letter you staled "hen." However, 



I found it to be a male. 

 Java vSparrow. (Lady Ellen Dunn). Cause of death, vSepti- 



csemia. 

 SUPKRB Tanagkr. (W. H. Foster). Cause of death, vSepti- 



ctemia. 

 Hkn SkngaIv ParrakekT. (James T. Porteous). Double 



pneumonia, motUilar disease of the liver indicating vSeptic 



h'ever. 



