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interest, was the hybrid Bieheno-Zebra-finch which has been

mentioned in a former number of this Magazine.


There was one pair of the minute Cuba finch ( Phonipara

canora ) but the hen looked decidedly out of condition.


In the class for “all species of Grosbeaks, True Finches

and Buntings,” there were one or two interesting birds ; the one

that attracted most attention being an example of the Japanese

Bunting ( Emberiza rutila). A large number of these birds were

received by a London dealer in the Summer of 1899 ; and

apparently nearly all were cocks. I obtained two, and found

them somewhat spiteful towards other birds, and very timid, and

altogether not particularly attractive.


Some specimens of the Blue Grosbeak ( Guiraca ccerulea)

were also shown here.


Amongst the Tanagers there was a very handsome species

catalogued as a Blue-headed Tanager, and there was a

brownish bird in the same class which appeared to be a female

of the same species. Two Blue and Black, several Superb, a

Scarlet and a Black Tanager were also worthy of note, and

there were, in the same class, a couple of the Australian

Grey-backed Zosterops (Z. caerulesceus).


The class for Doves and Quails was poorly filled, and

contained only three Nicobar pigeons ( Calcenas nicobarica), a

Bronze-wing l Phaps chalcoptcraj , a pair of Crested Doves

f Ocyphaps lophotesj, and a pair of Chinese Quails (Excalf act otia

chinensis ).


In the Parrakeet class, the best bird was the Alexandra

Parrakeet fPolytelis alexandrce) ; a Pileated Parrakeet ( Porphyro-

cephalus spurius), and a hen Golden-shouldered Parrakeet

(.Psephotus chrysopterygius ) were also of great interest. These

three species are all very rare, but these same examples have

been seen so often before at the Palace that one is apt to forget

how uncommon they are.


Amongst the Lories and Lorikeets, I noticed a very fine

Ceram Lory (. Lorius garrulus), a good Torsten’s Lorikeet

( Trichoglossus forsteni), and a Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (Psitteutcles

chlorolepidotus).


Amongst the Parrots, the most noteworthy exhibits were,

a Yellow-naped Amazon ( Chrysotis aiwopalliatci), a Mealy

Amazon (C. inornata'), a grand Hawk-headed Parrot (JDeroptyus



