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Ja]iancse JIaivfmch. 
Superb {C. fastuosa). 
Scarlet {Rhamphococlati hrasilius). 
Maroon (R. jacapa). 
Violet {Euphonia violacen). 
I have only kept one other species, viz., the Pectoral 
Enphonia, an:l my only losses have been a hen Scarlet, two 
cock Festives, and a hen Necklace, besides the aforementioned 
White-cap. I find the Scarlet, Maroon and Superb very 
dinicult to tame, the others soon make themselves at home. 
They are all very fond of their bath and get one every 
day except in very cold weather. 
♦ 
Japanese Hawfinch. 
{Eophona personata) . 
By a. Silver, F.Z.S. 
In this genus (Eophona) there are but two species, 
the Black-tailed Hawfinch (E. mdmnira) and the species 
under consideration. The term " Black-tailed " is hardly a 
fitting one for E. me/annra because in both species the tail 
is bluish-black. Although E. nielatiura has been frequently 
called a Japanese Hawfinch, its habitat is southern and central 
China, and, during the Avarmer months, its range extends to 
E. Siberia and Northern China, but only possibly to Japan. 
Whereas the true Japanese Hawfinch {E. personata) although 
found in Eastern Siberia, Northern and W^estern China, defi- 
nitely occurs in Japan. The chief difTerences between the 
males in the two species are: that whilst the so-called "Black- 
t-aiied " species has the whole of the head black, is inclined 
to chocolate colouring above, and has the primaries pure 
white some way up from the tips, the Japanese is much larger, 
has a larger clear yellow bill, much more pointed in curve, 
is pale drab to ash-grey above, has only the top of the head, 
base of cheeks, lores, and chin black, and the primaries are 
bluish -black at the tips. The hen of the Japanese species, 
I understand, has no black on the head, in which it agrees with 
its relative. ^ ; ' i I [ 
The " Black-tailed " species was kept by Mr. H. 
Fillmer, of Brighton, as fai' back as 1893, and, I believe, nested, 
