Editorial. 
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Parva Finches {Spo iinip/ii/d parpa). Our esteemed mem- 
ber Mr. \^'. I'i. Toscheinakpr informed me about the inidille of April 
that he had a pair of tliis species incubating a chitch of eggs ; if all 
has gone well, these must be almost ready to leave. 
Racquet-tailed Parrot: Our esteemed member, .Mr. E. 
W. Harper, writes me that the statement on p. 97 of April issue " Bird 
Nofes," that he presented a female which he imported in 1902 (the 
first living specimen to reach Europe) is incorrect, as the Zoological 
Society purcliased this bii'd from him. 
Rare Acquisitions : ^Mr. Millsum informs me that Mr. 
Pauvvel's large anil interesting collection has recently been increased 
by two true pairs and three odd males of Cubun Trogons (Prioiiofclus 
teinm(n(s), a pair of C^uban Woodpeckers, true pair of Hangnests 
(leterua pni-isorum) and a pair of Ostriciies. 
Capture of the Cocks of the Rock : The following cutt- 
ing from the " Field " (.May 7th issne), from the pen i f our esteemed 
member, Mr E. W. Harper, will, I think, prove of general interest; 
" By the last mail from British Guiana I heard that Mr. W. Fri st — 
" who took out a consignment of Birds of Paradise to the West Indips for 
"Sir William Ingram— had sneceeded in capturing six Cocks of the Rock 
" {Riiplrola rniffiit), and bringing them safely down to the coast at George- 
"town. Mr. Frost was away in the interior of the colony for about three 
"months, the return journey with the birds being particularly trying, on 
"account of the swamps and the swollen state of the rivers owing to the 
" heavy rains. When living in British Guiana some three or four years ago 
"I had an opportunity of handling a young living Uock ot-the-Rock, which 
"had been brought down to the coast, and was told by a Portuguese trader> 
"who had dealings with the aborigines in the interior, where the birds are 
"found, that none had arrived for about twenty years previously, when two 
"dozen or so were brought down for sale. It is to be hoped that Mr. Frost 
" will be successful in landing the birds in England. — E. W. Harper. [Ten 
"examples of this beautiful species have been exhibited at the Zoological 
"Gardens. Two were received in 1866, and the last specimen arrived in 
"1885.— Ed.1" 
Hooded Siskins {Chrijsnnitris cucullatu): Our esteemed 
member, Mr R. Snggitt has a pair of this interesting and charming 
species nesting in a cage, with every prospect of success. 
Additions to the Zoo : Two very recent and beautiful ad- 
ditions arrived on .May 7th, which some F.B C. Members had the privi- 
ledge of examining on arrival, viz.. Two Pigmy Owls, The White-eared 
Scops Owl (Scop-- leueotis), and the Pearl Spotted Owl (Glaudidium 
pearlnturn). The chaste harmony of their colouration is exquisite 
indeed, and we must refer to them again in a later issue. 
