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a male has passed into Miss St. A. Wait's possession, wlio 
finds it a pleasing acquisition; she stated: in size and l>uild 
similar to St. Helena Seed-eater, but more graceful and their 
call notes are similar; is vivacious, happy, contented, alert 
and promises to become very tamo; a delightful and at- 
tractive cage-bird, and has a pleasing and fairly varied song, 
certainly not at all monotonous, with some of its notes rather 
like a Robin's. The plumage is a soft grey all over, but the 
head is streaked with dark grey, the throat is white and the 
breast a lighter grey than the upper parts — thus Miss St. 
A. "Wait speaks in high praise of her acquisition and finds it 
a delightful pet. 
Andersson in his " Birds of Damara Land " states 
that he met with it very sparingly in Great Namagua Land. 
HrMMixo BiKDs IN Europe: A French aviculturist 
has recently landed fourteen of these charming sprites of the 
feathered -world as follows: 
Euby-throated {Sulampis jurjtdarif^); a gorgeous crea- 
ture resplendent in glowing ruby, purple, blue and sapphire. 
Smaller Emerald (S. holoserieeus); this species has 
a garment of golden-green, spotted with blue on the under- 
parts. 
Sapphire-crested Bellona ( Bollona r.riJin). A fairy 
sprite the size of queen wasp, with a huge sapphire aigrette 
on its head. 
The above were collected at various ports and tended 
during the return voyage by the importer, and from his 
communication are landed in such a condition, that there is 
prospect of them enjoying a long life in his aviaries. 
Of BpUona e.rilis the importer writes : " fie is the 
" dearest little fellow and so perky and cheeky in spite of 
" his size. He always takes his food hovering — in fact hardly 
"ever perches. I understand it to be the smallest of Hum- 
" mers. The difficulty was not to get them to live, but to 
obtain them." : 
He also obtained three Blue -headed Manakins (Pipri 
dar), which are new to European aviculture. A sketchy 
description is: top of head blue, mantle deep bluish-black; 
abdomer, orange. The hues are iridescent. 
A pair of Banana Quits completed the consignment. 
Nineteen birds obtained by infinite expense, time and trouble. 
