no Favourite Foreign Birds. 



incessantly during the breeding season. Still, as the 

 Orange Bishop is an eminently handsome bird, many 

 people will like to have it in their possession ; and it 

 is well they should be warned as to the character 

 of the creature they are about to take to their 

 bosoms. Notwithstanding, one male and one female 

 of this species will do very well in a good-sized 

 aviary placed entirely at their disposal, and in all 

 probability will breed, if provided with suitable 

 nesting-material and not unduly interfered with by 

 the owner. 



THE RED-HEADED WEAVER, Foudia erythrops, is 

 distinguished by its bright red head, which curiously 

 surmounts a brownish, sparrow-looking body. The 

 beak is dusky horn-colour, and the legs and feet dull 

 reddish-yellow. 



THE BLACK-FACED WEAVER, or RED-BEAKED 

 WEAVER, Quelea sanguinirostris, is a native of Western 

 Africa, and is the most frequently imported of all the 

 Weavers. It is one of the smallest members of its 

 race. The bill is bright red, and is surrounded by a 

 wide black ring ; the rest of the head, neck, breast, 

 and belly are reddish-yellowish-brown; the wings and 

 tail are dark reddish-brown, and the legs and feet 

 dull orange-colour. 



There are quite a number of other Weaver-birds, 

 but they are not 'as frequently imported as those I 

 have named and described. 



I now pass on to an allied group of birds which 

 are usually classed with the Weavers, but never- 

 theless differ from them in many points, though they 



