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bujfoni, T. mdcrorhynchus, and T. porphyrenlophm) and four 

 specimens of Golius leucotis. 



The Passeres include examples of 260 species, and out of this 

 large number I wish to draw attention to the following species : — 

 Paradisea apoda and P. papuana, in fine condition, Ptilonorhynchas 

 smithi, Geocichla eitrina, Turdus JIavipes, T. mustelinus, Dicrurvs 

 splendens, Hypsipetes leucocephalus, Pycnonotus melanocephalm, 

 Artamus sordidus and A. super ciliosus. There are here also 

 specimens of the beautiful Trochalopteron eryihrocephalum and 

 T. ruftgulare. There are also examples of Pitta bengalensis, 

 Ruticilla leucocephala (from India) and Rhipidura tricolor (both 

 lovely birds and in splendid condition), and of Meliphaga phrygia, 

 Melithreptes lunukttus, and Ptilotis auricomus. The Finches 

 include Emberiza jlaviventru, Phrygilus gayi, Poospiza personata, 

 Passer cinnamomeus, P. dentatus, P. swainsoni, and Goccothraustes 

 melanura. Poephila acuticauda was present in two different forms, 

 of which one has a yellow and the other a nearly coral-red bill. 

 A pair of Textor alector had begun to build the curious nest of 

 twigs peculiar to this species ; it was not finished, but resembled 

 a magpie's nest on a small scale. Among the Tanagers I noted a 

 fine Pitylus capistrahts, from Brazil. In this same house were 

 some small Birds of Prey, including Tinnunculus cenchroides, 

 T. vespertinus, Athene glauce, A, ferruginea, and Scops pennatus. 



The larger Birds of Prey are housed in a series of good-sized 

 cages. Conspicuous amongst them is a beautiful adult Haliaetus 

 pelagicus, and examples of several species of Spizaetus. The 

 smaller Birds of Prey, kept in a stone building, with lodges open 

 in front, also presented some good specimens. Of special interest 

 was an example of the curious Crane-hawk (Gtranospizias cceru- 

 lescens) from Argentina, a fine Falco feldeggi, and amongst the 

 Owls good specimens of Bubo ascalaphus and B. turcomanus. 

 - The Water-fowl included a pair of Dendrocycna eytoni. These 

 birds were very conspicuous from the manner they carried their 

 brightly-coloured elongated flank-feathers away from their body. 

 They are certainly the most beautiful of all the Dendrocycnce. 

 Noteworthy amongst the Geese was a specimen of the rare 

 Chen rossi. 



Amongst the Cracidce I noticed a specimen of the rare Pipile 

 cumanensis, with its striking blue throat-wattle. 



The Struthiones were represented by three species or forms of 

 Ostriches — the Somaliland Ostrich with blue neck and thighs 

 (Struthio molybdopJianes), the South-African bird with light grey 

 neck (S. aastralis), and a third form from the Tonga hinterland, 

 with red neck and thighs, which has been described by Oscar 

 Neumann as S. massaicus. This male bird, as well as the skins of 

 other males from this same locality in German East Africa, 

 present the peculiarity that the feathers which are black in the 

 other Ostriches are brownish black in this form. 



The collection of Cassowaries includes a fine specimen of the 

 One-wattled Cassowary from German New Guinea, chiefly distin- 



