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Poit M 07- tern Reports. 
I Mexican Rail. 
1 Panakeet, iiiiiiiature. 
2 Ciiiiianioii Teal. 
I Quail, not yet identified ; this bird was so wild and its 
plumage so damaged during the vo}'age to this country that 
identification is not possible at present. It is a female aud 
fully as large as the Californian Quail, to which species I atn 
inclined to think it belongs. 
Hearing that the above consignment was expected, I went up to Grimsby 
for the week end, spending two days with Mr. Suggitt, liaving a most 
interesting time, observing his and Mr. Sutcliffe's aviaries and birds, but 
these must form another story in a future issue. Unfortunately the con- 
signment did not get in till late on Sunday night, so that my time for 
examination of the birds was but brief. 
The Indigo Buntings — well-known, but very uncommon since the 
stoppage of the import.ttion of birds from the United States — were a nice 
healthy looking lot, the conditions of light and the wilduess of the birds, 
on being removed from their travelling cages, made a close examination 
almost impossible; all immature but one, but I am of the opinion that 
there are one or two of some other species among them ; if this should 
prove correct, these should be very rare, as all certainly belong to the genus 
Cyanospiza. The Catbirds (a true pair; are very interesting. The Rev. C. D. 
Farrar has bred this species in captivity, and I shall hope to make further 
comments in our next issue. W. T. P. 
Mr. Hamta'N among a recent consignment, has the following, of 
which I can only make bare mention: Orange-breasted Toucan, Black and 
Amber Troupial, Red Oven Bird, Red-crested Tyrant Flycatcher, Yellow- 
shouldered Meadow Starling, Yellow-breasted Marshbird, Red-bellied 
Thrush, Mexican Blue Thrush, Great Saltator, Rainbow Bunting, and 
others. .Several of the above are rare, others uncommon, aud all are 
interesting species, but further notes must be deferred till next issue. 
W. T. P. 
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Answered by post : O. IMillsum and W. R. Temple. 
Black-chkkked Lovebird. (W. J. Lewis). Cause of death, pneumonia. 
Napoleon Bishop. (H. V. Johnson). The cause of death was an enlarged 
liver. 
Hen Yellow Wagtail. (H. V. Johnson). Cause of death, pneumonia. 
(Contimied in Inset). 
