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These Kingfishers are found throughout the Gauibia, but are not oom- 
inoii anywhere. 'I'hey are to be met with, generally singly, near water and 
in (iiiite ilr} places as well. They feed chieHy on insects, especially locusts 
and grasshoppers. 
COLllDAE. 
Culiiiii iiiarninix. SENEdAL COLY. 
Rauije. North-east Africa. Sudan. Senegambia. ( 11. L.) 
I have never yet seen any Colies (the "Mouse-birds" of South Africa) 
in this country. The distinguishing features of the Senegal Coly are the 
presence of blue feathers on each side of the hind-neck and the scarlet 
colour of the bare eye-patches. 
('i'o he continued.) 
My Cage Pets and how I keep them. 
By Miss L. M. St. A. Wait. 
I wonder if it would be of any interest to the amateur 
readers of " 2///'^ NoIch''' to hear something of my small stock : 
the Editor says he thinks it might. 1 must first say that I have 
no aviai'y nor bird-room, only some dozen cages in any ordinary 
Lonelon drawing room, the majority of which are kept in a large 
bow window facing west, and as I have another large winilow in 
the room, the bow window is kept closed, so the birds get no 
draught whatever. 1 should also menti(m that all my cages are 
open wire ones, if 1 had box cages I could not well arrange them 
so that 1 could see the birtls and that they should get all the sun 
and light at the same time. My soft bill birds are tame enough 
to take mealworms from by fingers, so I think that goes to show 
that the using of the all open wire ones does not keep a bird wild. 
I may just say en passant that I always have my cages made for 
me, as I like two doors, one at the bottom in front to put their 
bath in, and another high up at the side to run the birds from one 
cage to another. The food and water are inside. Now for the 
little inhabitants of these cages : They are everyone of them 
cocks. I have no room for breeding so I never buy hens, besides 
I like my birds in single cages as 1 think they sing better, a great 
point with me. My biggest bird is a Shama, I believe a very 
nice one, as all his toes are perfect, rather a difficult thing to 
obtain. Then I am very proud of my Blackcap, he is always in 
such perfect condition, his plumage is like silk, and he is so tame. 
I think my Redstart must be an old bird as he is not so fortunate 
