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four females in one tree, two females flying close by when leaving for 
auothei place, one male Apoda flying towards Alexandra Road, and we heard 
several calls- from different directions . Sitting in the gallery of house he 
saw a largo male passing north — south below house, and a male la<i'r on . 
He also saw a female sitting at a Jong distance, but before he could 
bear the glasses on it, it disappeared. There can be no mistake at 
all betweer male and female Apodas. The male is, as you said, a larger 
bird than the female, and can be distinguished from u long dir-tance, even 
when flying, by its yellow colour at the back of 'its head. The female 
is all brown, but around the eyes and the back of the head, also part 
of throat there is a very deep colour, which I take for very dark indigo 
blue. It niaj' be a very dark purple brown. The female bird i.s 
certainlj' smaller and appears more slick. 1 shall ivvrilc to-day to i\Ir. 
Brash for a few tubes of colour for myself, and then I will try to send 
you a coloured picture of male and female. I shall try to draw a little 
sketch now . 
There are certainly two distinct colours in a female Apoda, but 
it is impossible to make a mistake as to the sex of the birds. I aiu 
very sorr^- Mr . Brash had no chance to view a male bird at a close 
distance. Both males he saw were in flight. As to the number of the 
different sexes I can state that there are: 4 males, 10 females, 1 young 
(sex unknown). These are the numbers I can vouch for. There may 
be two or three more, but there are certainly no less. Tt is impossible 
to say that there are exactly such a (number of each sex on the islanJ 
as they are never to be seen altogether and couuteil. I have done all 
that is possible to got a clear estimate, and what I have stated is the 
the minimum, as I can run no chances in such an important matter 
If the birds were not so restless and would keep together, it would not 
be so diflicult, but they are such a disagreeable lot of birds and never 
keep up friendship with each other. So they are sometimes in pairs, 
mostly single, and never in greater numbers than four or five, and those 
pn rar(! occasions . 
I have tried to explain matters as well as I can, but hope 
soon to send you sketches in colour, which will explain things better. 
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Space is again very limited, and liare li.sts only are 
possible. All are subsequent to the results given in August 
B.N., and refer to young birds fully reared. 
E. SUGGITT, ClEETUOEPES. 
Lesser Grey-headed Guan {Orlalis vctula) — 2. 
White-throated (Spermophila alhiguhiris) X Grey Finch (^iS. 
(jrisea) — 1. 
T. Hebb, Luton 
Peach-faced Lovebirds i^Agaponiis roscico'Jis) — 5. 
