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The E)iditra)icc of Birds. 
188.— PURPLE GLOSSY STARLING. / [■iirpnrciis. 
ill the l^oiidoii Zoo, jRuss ,but Butler says that he can find no record 
of the fact in the Proceedings. " Wiener says, ' young; were hatched 
there in 1871 and 1874.' " A. (1.1!. ii. 35. 
In his list Russ also g'ivcs the " Schillcnuk-f (ilanz Star " as having 
been lired in the Berlin Aquarium. The p.-irticular (llossv Starling 
meant. I cannot say. EAl. 
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ALTliKXATlVlL ENGLISH NAMliS. 
STURXIDAE. 
180. — ANDAMAN STARLING. Andaman Mynah. 
181. — MALABAR MYNAH. Grcy-ltcadcd. I'aooda-Starinig. Grey-headed 
M xiiali. 
182. — PAGODA MYNAH. Pagoda Starling, lUack-headed Mynah. 
184. — INDIAN MYNAH. Bank Mynah. 
185. — BROWN MYNAH. Jungle Mynah. 
CORRIGENDA : Page 94. l-'irst footnote not wanted. Has slipped in by 
mistake obviouslw The dagger here and elsewhere = "on the 
authority of " and cannot therefore be used as an extra asterisk. 
Page 95. The tw^o foot-notes are not really needed, as the entry (31) is 
thai of .V. ictcriciis. and the note under B.-H. Siskin x Cape Canary, 
W.T.P. says that the alario was probably meant. 
( Tu be coHtuiucd.J 
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The Endurance of Birds. 
Bv \\ KSLi:v T. Page, F.^.S., etc. 
( Continued from page 24/'). 
Quail Finch ( Ortygospiza polyzona). These spend 
nio.st of their time upon the ground, and in consequence should 
not be wintered out of doors. A bank of grass should be 
arranged for them, with one or two spreading bushes on top of 
same; this provides them with dryish squatting quarters, and 
also is a suitable nesting site for them. These are not prolific 
breeders, and only one or two have met with success in this 
respect. They are interesting little birds, and as the ])opular 
name implies, resemble miniature quail, and also possess many 
of their characteristics. They may also be designated ground 
birds, for as a rule they only take to the branches on the occasion 
