AH rights reserved.^ Aprif,, 1909. 
BIRD NOTES: 
THE 
JOURNAL OF .THE FOREIGN BIRD CLUB. 
^Tbe Cuban ZTrooon. 
Prionoteliis tenmiiyus. 
B}- C. T. Maxwell. 
In response to j'our request for details, I fear these will be 
but few, as I feel quite out of my element in attempting to write 
au article, so am only sending a few notes. I am glad to hear 
that you are giving my Trogon such a prominent position in our 
interesting Magazine. I purchased it (the first living specimen 
of any species of Trogon to reach this country) in May last, when 
it was in quite a ragged and unkempt condition, having most of 
its tail and wing feathers broken ; it moulted late in the autumn, 
in fact it was scarcely through the moult when it was exhibited 
at the Horticultural Hall (L.C.B.A.) Show, in December last. 
I found it rather a difficult bird to keep in condition, as its 
feathers were so very soft and it was also a very clumsy bird in 
getting about its cage. It was fed principally on chopped fruit, 
scalded sponge cake and mealworms ; the latter were its great 
weakness and I am afraid the cause of hastening its death. The 
bird was a great favourite of mine and when it came to the 
wires of the cage to be fed with these delicacies I found it hard 
to refuse them. 
I was never more sorry to lose a bird than when this 
unique and favourite bird died in February last, just before the 
recent Crystal Palace (L.P.O.S.) Show, for which it was entered. 
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By W. T. Page, F.Z.S. 
Some rough notes on this species with a half-tone figure 
were given on page 264 of Vol.VII. of this Journal, to which I must 
refer my readers as several other very gorgeous species are there 
referred to. With the beautiful plate accompanying these notes, 
its beauty and interest will speak for itself and all that remains 
