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Correspondence.



“ They are very skulking, always preferring the thickest bush to sit in,,

“ and though far and away the most brilliantly coloured bird in the aviary, the'

male usually escapes notice unless one knows exactly where to look for him.


“ Both birds are usually lethargic in the daytime, but become lively just

“before dusk.”


ENGLISH NAMES OF BIRDS NOTICED IN ARTICLE ON EGG-

LAYING &C. IN THE APRIL NUMBER OF THE MAGAZINE.


On the coloured plate and in my paper I used only the scientific names

for the species mentioned, as I wished to render them especially of use to

Museum workers in Ornithology, and I concluded that any aviculturist who

was not familiar with the scientific names could easily find out their English

equivalents by referring to my “ Foreign Birds for Cage and Aviary.” However,

as every member may not have the book, our Editor has asked me to send an

index of the English names for publication in the Magazine.


On plate — fig 1, White-throated Rock-Sparrow ; 2, Chingolo Song-


Sparrow ; 3, 4, Gouldian Finch ; 5, Emerald Dove ; 6, Wells’ Ground-dove ; 7,

S. African Mountain-chat ; 8, Red-headed Cardinal.


p. 179 — Grey-winged Ouzel and Blackbird hybrid ; Hedge-Accentor ;

American Bluebird ; S. African Mountain-chat ; Chaffinch and Canary hybrid ;

Brambling ; Goldfinch.


p. 180—Lesser Rock Sparrow and its race the White-throated Rock-

Sparrow ; Saffron finch ; Pelzeln’s Saffron finch ; Yellowish finch ; St. Helena

Seedeater ; Green Singing-finch : Grey Singing-finch ; Alario finch ; Linnet ;

European Bullfinch ; Yellow Hammer ; Indigo-finch.


p. 181—Green Cardinal ; Red-headed Cardinal* ; Greenfinch ; White-

throated Finch : Amaduvade Waxbill ; Green Amaduvade ; Grey Waxbill ;

Gouldian finch ; Long-tailed Grassfinch ; Parson finch ; Diamond finch ; Star-

finch.


p. 182 — Zebra finch ; Cherry finch ; Cutthroat finch ; Red-headed finch ;

Sharp-tailed finch; Spice finch ; White-headed Mannikin ; Black-headed Man¬

nikin ; Java Sparrow ; Bronze Mannikin; Steel finch ; Ultramarine finch;

Bronze Weaver ; Red-billed Weaver.


p. 183 — Rufous-necked Weaver ; Black-headed Weaver; Baya Weaver ;

Manyah Weaver; Meadow Pipit; Skylark ; Cockatiel ; Rose-headed Parrakeet

or Rosa’s Parrakeet ; Peach-faced Love-bird; Budgerigar ; Martinican dove ;

Common Barbary dove ; Half-collared Turtle dove ; Necklaced dove ; Diamond

dove.


p. 184 — Picui or Steel-barred dove ; Passerine dove ; Tambourine dove ;

Emerald dove; Australian Green-winged dove ; Bronze-winged pigeon ; Austra¬

lian Crested pigeon; Wells’ Ground-dove: Wonga-wonga pigeon; Chinese

Painted quail.


p. 185 — Californian quail. A. G. BUTLER.



* I see that, by a slip, I have put the Linnean name dominicana on the

plate : it is doubtful whether Linneus intended this species ; if so of course his

name would take priority over larvata.



