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fonnaiice with a noise reseinbliiig sonietliing between a hiss and 
a sneeze; it often repeats this several times over if steadily 
stared at and the watcher keeps quite still, but the slightest 
movement will interrupt the performance. The movements are 
both singular and comical. 
It should be kept in a large cage or aviar\', to allow of 
plenty of exercise, and, whenever procurable, it should have a 
portion of an anthill (soil, ants, larvae and pupae) put into its 
cage ; this will be a great treat for the bird and provide it with 
healthy, natural exercise ; it will also be a sight not readily 
forgotten by its owner. 
I have noticed its call described as " iay-lay-tay-iay." I 
have listened to it numbers of times, both in captivity and at 
liberty, and always made it out to be " keki-keki keki-keki." r&- 
peated quickly a number of times in succession. [Howard 
Saunders in his manual gives his call as qui, qui, qui or pay, 
pay, pay. — Ed.j It is rarely seen in its wild haunts, as its habits 
are skulking and unobtrusive, its fliglit short and undulating; 
also the fact of its inconspicuous colouration accounis for its 
being so little seen, as in many instances movement alone would 
betray it. 
To anyone requiring an interesting and uncommon cage 
pet I can conSdently recommend the Wryneck. 
CoiresponDencc, 
HERMAPHRODITE BULBUL. 
SiK, — I sent or.e of my Red-eared Bull)uls to be set up, 
and received the following letter from the Taxidermist :— 
" Regarding the sex of the Indian Bulbul you sent to me for 
" preservation, it may interest you to know that the bird was 
"sexless, that is it had that peculiar condition of the sexual 
"organs known as • Hermaphioditism.' No similar instance of 
"such malformation in a })erching bird has ever come under my 
" notice ; amongst game birds, however, such an abnormal con- 
"ditiou is not very lare." On my seeing Air. Hme he said one 
