Month's Arrinih 
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and arranged to meet the train ; it was bitterly cold, with 29 degrees of 
frost (on the grass), and I should not have been surprised if they had all 
been dead. 
The Tanagers were a pair of Knjilin/ini nihiniit. dainty little creatures, 
smaller than our Gold Crests, olive-green and yellow. The others are simi- 
larly coloured and evidently of the same genus. The cock has a very bright 
yellow breast, shining olive green l)ack, yellow frontal band ; it much 
resembles the Violet Tanager in build. R.S. 
Recently, at Mr. Lucr's, I had the opjjortunity of seeing what I took 
to be a i)air of Black-headed Hangnests,* they were in such fine condition and 
all evidently adult, that one was able to compare them somewhat minutely 
as to colour areas, etc. They were silky black with a yellow patch on the 
primaries about the size of a sixpence, and the root of tail and ventral region 
also yellow. The colour areas appeared to be about equal in intensity. In 
the bird which I took to be the hen, the black areas lacked both silkiness, 
depth, and i)urity. In all other respects they appeared to be similar. 
There were also in the same consigimient some young Scarlet Tana- 
gers, and as these were the first I had seen I took the opportunity of care- 
fully examining the plumage. Those in nestling plumage were earthy brown 
on wings and tail, and the body feathers were rufous brown, which on the 
breast were slightly spotted, similarly to a young Robin though not so dis- 
tinct. One specimen was just c(mimencing to change to adult plumage. The 
first scarlet feathers to show themselves were at the base of the beak and the 
root of the tail, which gave the bird a rather striking appearance. 
Several pairs of Golden Crowned Conures have also come to hand 
during the month, as well as the ever welcome Golden-fronted Green Bulbul 
(C. (I iir/friii/s). One would like to see more of these imported, 
W. T. R. 
Mr. Jamrach, the well known naturalist, has recently been offering 
pairs of the following : — 
Golden-shouldered Parrakeet {Fsejihatun chri/siopteri/ghiK). 
Brown's Parrakeets {Phitj/cerc/ix Imuitintii). 
Red-collared Lorikeets {TrtchoglnssuH ruh-ifnrqiies). 
All the above are uncommon species, and would adorn any collection, and 
though costly will doubtless find ready purchasers. One species, the Red- 
collared Lorikeets, is quite hardj', a pair have occupied quite a small out-door 
flight attached to my garden aviary, exposed to all weathers, for two and a 
half years, and are to-day (February 2nd) in faultless condition 
W. T. P. 
I have just seen (February 9th) a wonderful consignment of Austra- 
lian Finches, etc., imported by De Von & Willson, Ltd.,t consisting of some 
3,500 pairs of Painted, Grass, Gouldian, Bicheno, Crimson, Masked, Parson, 
and other Finches. All were in wonderful condition, also 2 pairs of Purple- 
* Probably Icterus coroiiatiiif. — Ed. 
t A large consignment has come to hand, brought over by .Mr. Wallace, formerly a partner in 
the firm of Messrs. Payne and Wallace, of which the above is probably a part — W.T.P. 
