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The Bndurancc of Birds. 
of vi\ ;icity and alloL^ethcr clianning as he disports liiniself amid 
the foHage of a yarden aviary. 
The male has head, nape, back of neck, upper half of 
back, wings and tail a soft brown, the remainder of its plumage 
being deej) rufous-chestnut. Total length 4 in., tail i^'j in. 
The female is dusky olive-brown above and buthsh-white 
beneath, washed in parts with buffish-ochre. 
Lavk\uer-i!.\ckkd Fix'ch (S. castaiicii'ciitris ) . A most 
interesting and charming species. The solitary male 1 have 
possessed was a treat to watch in my garden aviary, where it 
lived happily all the year round for four years, but during the 
last winter, a very wet one. it died suddenly, its body was plump 
and the plumage tight and silky- 
The male is lavender-grey, with the throat, breast, and 
centre of abdomen, and under tail-coverts ruddy-chestnut. Total 
length in., tail i^g in. 
The female is principally brown above and buf^sh-ochre 
beneath. 
It has not been bretl in captivity in this country. 
It makes a fascinating cage-pet. Mrs. K. Leslie Aliller 
had one which lived 10-12 years in a cage and was always in 
exhibition form up to within a year of its death. 
LixKU F"iNCH (S. luicola). This is very similar to 
occllaia, but has a broadish white band running from the base 
of the upper mandible across the centre of the crown of the head. 
Equally p.easing as the foregoing, and its contrasty and 
glistening i)lumage makes it a very pleasing and noticeable bird 
m the aviary. 
I am not aware of its having been bred in dreat Britain. 
Total length 4^8 in., tail i/y in. 
Ri-:uuiSH Finch ( S- nigruaiiraiiiia J . A very pleasing 
tinch with a sweet but not \ ery sustained song. 
The luale is sandy cinnamon, variagated with Ijlackish 
above, and white 'patches on the wings. Total length 3"s in., 
tail 13/2 ill. 
The female is olive-brown above, nmcli paler below, with 
centre of abdomen yellowish-white. 
