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2 Wouga-Y onga Pigeons (Leucosarcia picala) New South Wales.


1 Great-billed Weaver-bird (Ploceus megarhynchus ) Naini Tal.


2 Hybrid Finches (Spermestes cucullata


x Munia striata) .. (Europe).


Yellow-winged Parrakeets (Brotogerys virescens ) Brazil.


Senegal Parrot {Pceocephalus senegalus) .. W. Africa.


Golden Eagles (Aquila chrysaetus) .. Scotland.


Angolian Vulture (Gypohierax angolensis) .. Congo.


Hybrid Chilian Pintail (bred between Dafila


spinicauda and Mareca sibilatrix ) <?, ? .. (Europe).


Undulated Grass Parrakeet


(Melopsittacus nndulatus) Australia.


Bullfinch (Pyrrhula europcea) s .. British Isles.


Ring-necked Pheasants (Phasianus torquatus) S , ¥ China.


Citron-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua citrinocristata) Suniba Island.

Greater Sulphur-crested Cockatoo


(i Cacatua galerita) Australia.


Ring-necked Parrakeet (Palceornis torqvata) .. India.


Rose-crested Cockatoo (Cacatua moluccensis) .. Moluccas.


Sonuerat’s Jungle-fowl (Gallus sonnerati) s .. S. India.

Golden-bellied Grosbeak


{Pheucticus auranteiventris) Argentina.


Gold Pheasants (Thaumalea pida) 3 s .. (China).



The Philippine Racket-tailed Parrot and Everett’s Parrot

are probably new to European aviculture. They came from our

esteemed member Mrs. Johnstone, and have been referred to

already in this magazine ( cf,\ New Series, Vol. I., p. 408, and

Vol. II., p. 69). The Golden-bellied Grosbeak is also new to

the Zoological Society’s Collection.—D. S.-S.



CORRESPONDENCE, NOTES, ETC.



ASPECT FOR AN OUTDOOR AVIARY.


Sis,—As we all know, it is one of the first maxims of outdoor avicul¬

ture that it is useless expecting success unless the aspect of the aviary is

South or South S.E., but what can be said of a Corporate body who, after

seeking advice North, South, East and West, spends a considerable sum of

money on an otherwise fairly well-planned and praiseworthy erection and

places it in a position facing almost due North. I am referring to the

Corporation of this town, Southport.


When I first heard of the intention of the Corporation to erect an

aviary, I was pleased beyond measure, and applauded the leading spirits on

the Parks Committee who had originated the idea, and was about to offer

my services to them in either an advisory or any other capacity, having had

many years’ experience in this locality with over fifty kinds of British and



