68



Mr. H. E. Atteweee,



of a Greenfinch that this species must, in our opinion, have been

one of the parents. The bird was bred by Miss Reeves, to whom

the fancy is already indebted for many rare hybrids. In this

case hen Chaffinches were put in an aviary witli cocks of the

following species : Hawfinch, Greenfinch, Goldfinch and Canary,

so that it is obvious that the bird could have had no other origin

than from a Greenfinch and Chaffinch. We much regret that

among the many good things we omitted to make any notes on

Mr. Vales Twite-Greenfinch, a cross, which though not unique,

is but seldom seen.



NOTES ON SOME JAMAICAN BIRDS.


By H. E. Attewele.


'I he Savannah Blackbird or Tickbird (C?olophaga (ini') is

not one of the few species to which Jamaica claims exclusive

rights : it is found in many tropical parts and its main character¬

istics are pretty well known. Gosse portrays it very accurately,,

and being so much in evidence there are multitudes who can

confirm his writing on the bird. 41


Some C. ant have recently been engaged in nesting near

my house, and we have to some extent been able to follow the

birds’ habits.


May I be allowed to draw, say, two-tlrirds of a circle with

approximately fifty yards for the radius and the house as a centre.

There will be included an ebony tree, a tamarind, a genip,

another tamarind, next a guango and then a yokewood tree. A

few others of smaller size and impoi lance punctuate those named.

At the time I write, the first mentioned, the ebony, contains a

Blue Quits ( Euphonia Jamaica') nest, the next has still the nest

of a Banana Quit ( Cerlhiola flaveola) hanging from a twig, the

young birds having quit two weeks previously. The genip tree

and its next neighbour have both been favoured by C. atii, while

high on the guango, which grows almost into the last, the

“ Roggerhead” ( 1 'yrannus caudifascialus) has very recently reared

a young bird, and the last-named tree of my list—the yoke-

wood — a week ago had at its top the hammock-like nest of the



* See Series II., Vol. i, p. 22.



