170 Foreign Birds. 
Dr. P. ]j. Sclcitei- in the B.M.C, divides these into five sec- 
tions as follows : 
Section I.- Species M'ith cap blue, alhecl to E. iimxicd ~\, "J, ?>, 4, h, (1. 
Section II.— Species with cap and belly yellow or red ; I 7. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Iri. 
throat black, allied to E. r/il<,nitlru ) 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19. 
Section TTl. Species with ca)) yellow and under surface rJO. 21, 22, 23,24, 
wholly vellow, allied to E. rldltici'ii \ 25. 
Section lY. Species with the whole uppei' surface and throat 
shining black, allied to E. nipve/ih-is ) "'' ~ ' ~ 
e upper surface darl 
; olive, (iroup of E. 
[To be continued.] 
Section V. — Sp(;cies with the upper surface dark olive-gi'een I .,, 
or plumbeous olive, (iroup of E. i/o/ili//. j-oU, ol, rfJ, Ai. 
The Transfer of a Choice Collection. 
By H. Goodchild, m.b.o.u. 
(Continued from page 127. j 
British birds were represented by but one solitary specimen — a 
vphite Skylark, which shared tlie same cage as the Bengal Pitta, and 
which was nearly as restless, but although Passerine birds in general 
were not numerous in the collection, tliere were still some nice birds 
both as regards types and individuals. Thus, there were three 
Yellow-winged Sugar Birds, and a pair of the rarer Purple Sugar 
Birds, while both the Blue and the glossy-plumaged Black-headed 
Sugar bird were included. 
One large cage, placed by itself in a quiet room, contained a 
dozen or more of the charming Australian finches: viz., Pectoral, 
Painted, Ruficauda and Gouldian Finches. In an adjoining room 
where on my first visit I had seen the Scimitar Babbler* flying loose 
and taking the extraordinarily long bounds that is characteristic of 
tliis species, there were several species of Parrakeets, all enjoying 
comparative freedom. The one most interesting to me being the now 
rare Adelaide Parrakeet {I'latycercus ndelaidce), a female, Mr. Millsum 
having unfoituuately lost the male shortly before my arrival. Here 
also were pairs of Ring-necked, Yellow-collars, Mealy Rosellas, 
Crimson-winged and an odd Rock Pebbler Parrakeet. 
As showing the interest mine liost took (and doul)tless still 
takes) in Lories and Lorikeets, he had pairs of the following birds : 
Red-collared, Green-naped, Scaly-breasted, Purple-crowned and Mrs. 
Johnston's Lorikeets, Violet-naped, Red-fronted and Ceram Lories. 
The Mrs. Johnston's Lorikeets were exhibited at the last Crystal 
Palace Show, and were figured in black and white in our February 
* See plate, Vol. vii. B.X. p.p. 214, 215. 
