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so I am not quoting travellers' notes save where they illustrate 
some practical feature of their life history. I am merely 
giving the necessary details for recognition and treatment in 
captivity; as the various species reach this country, T shall 
hope to amplify these notes with separate and fuller accounts 
of such species. 
PuRPLK AND Ye1;LOW Euphonia (E. chJorotica) . This 
species has a wide range and varies considerably in the 
different localities — the above description refers to the ))irds 
found in Guiana. The Brazilian and Bolivian forms are 
larger, varying from 3^ to 3J inches, and have been given 
sit&-specific rank as sub-species violaccicollis. while the Peru- 
vian form, sub-species taczanowskii may be distinguished by 
the yellow areas on the crown and under surface of liody being 
of a distinctly paler hue. 
Adult male: Upper surface deep purpl ish- black ; fore 
cap rich yellow; under surface of body brilliant yellow; throat 
purplish-black; bill, legs and feet blackish. Total length 3| 
inches, tail 1^. 
Female: Greyish olive-green; washed on the forehead, 
rump and under surface with yellowish; centre of abdomen 
ashy -white. 
Habitat: "Guiana, Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia and Eastern 
Peru." (B.M.C.) 
Purple- THROATEn Euphonia (E. affinis) In their 
delightful book " Our Search for a Wilderness," Mary B., and 
C. William Beebe record the following concerning this .species: 
" At the sramd of the guns, t'ai-e" tiny male Purple-throated 
" Euphonias, clad in purple jackets, yellow caps and waistcoats, 
" came down to see what the noise was about. They were 
" ridiculously tame and sang their simple chattering song in our 
" very faces Locality in the jungle at Arema. 
I do not think this species has been previously imported 
alive into this country, but it would form a pleasing addition to 
the list of birds known to British aviculture. I may, how- 
ever, add that several of these species (Section II) are very 
similar in plumage, and that comparison with authenticated 
skins is neces.sary for correctly defining the species, for want 
of this some rare arrivals may have been overlooked and passed 
