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edged with dusky -y ellow ; sides of face, throat, and breast rich goldeti- 
yeliow, remainder of under plumag-'e paler and duller yellow; beak 
leaden horn-colour, leg's and feet dark brownish-grey; irides deep 
brown. Total length 4in., tail barely 1^. 
The female is somewhat similar to the male, but j'ather 
more ilusky aaul has no red on her head and chin. 
Oates states (Fauna oi' British India), that tluy breed in 
April and May, and build a nest of fine grass in a hole in 
a tree stump usually at a low elevation. 
Thk Chilian oh G.vys Finch (rhrijgilm yaiji): This 
handsome and rare Finch, another exhibit oi Mr. Jlzra's, was 
rather hardly treated. It is a beautiful harmony of old gold and 
bright grey, and a most shapely bird. The female is similar 
to the male but the hues of her plumage not anytliing like 
so bright as those of the male. 
The V/hii'k-caited Tanagbk {St( phanophonis Icucoee- 
phaltiit) : Though known to aviculture for many years, very 
few 01 this beautiful species have been imported and such as 
have appeared have usually been long-lived. Mr. .S. M. 
Townsend had one which was over 15 years old, I think, when 
it died and one lived at the Zoo for twenty years! A true, 
pair would be the glory of any garden aviary— who will be 
the fortunate one to obtain them ? 
Description. Blue, brighter on the imnp and sides of face, 
wing-ooverts and marg.ns of whig feathers blue; erown and nape 
silky-white, fronted by a hmall crmison vertical crest; foreliead (fea- 
thers short and erect), lores and chin black; beak dark horu-coloiu-, 
the lower mandible much paler than ui/per; feet brown; irides ruddy- 
brown. Total length 7in., tail 3|. 
So far as I can judge from tire few individuals that have 
come under my notice I deduce that not only is it hardy, but 
that it would be safe as part of a mixed series in a garden 
aviary. 
It is easy to cater lor it, as it takes all kinds of fruit, 
that is in season, insectile mixture and live insects, ft is a 
bird ol grace, dignity, and character; as well as great beauty 
and not a bird to pass lightly by when the opportunity arises 
to acquire it — it is a summer visitor to Arg-entina and I cull 
the following from Sclater and Hudson's " Birds of Argentina." 
" It makes its ajipearance in the sprjig- in the woods bordering 
" on the I'lata Eiver, and is usually seen singly or in pairs. The nest 
"is built iu a tree ten or twelve feot li'om the ground, and is .some- 
