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Inid which were also infertile, and 1 can only conclude that I 
have two hens, especially as I have never seen them take any 
notice of each other. 
Messrs. Woodward, in describing mis bird, say: 
"This is a widely distributed species; we obtained it in Alexandra 
" County (Natal) as well as in Zululand. Mr. L. C. Layard found the 
" nest and eggs, both of which resemble those of the large Ycllr w Canary 
" (S. sulpliiiratiis). I'hey seem particularly quiet birds, congregate m 
" small llocks, ainl feed on i^rass seeds." 
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Some Tanagers I have hept. 
Bv We.slev T. Page. F.Z.S., M.B.O.U. 
For gorgeous and resplendent plumage the 
T A.NAC,RIDjE almost outrival the brilliant plumages of the 
Australian PSITTACIDJE and LORlDAi, yet with the former 
the most fastidious of colourists could not complain of garish- 
ness; all is in perfect harmony, yet the refulgent hues almost 
beg"gar description. 
Of the genera Tanagra and RJiam[>hocoeliis, which include 
tlie Archbishop, Blue, Palm, Scarlet, and Maroon Tanagers, I 
have found all the species perfectly hardy if put out of doors 
in the spring zvhcn ui good condition. This cannot be said of 
Callistc (Paradise, Tricolour, Superb, Black-backed Tanagers, 
etc.), Chlorophonia (Necklace, and All-Green Tanagers, etc.), 
and Euphonia (Violet, and Pectoral Tanagers, etc.), all of which 
should be promptly taken indoors each autumn, and kept there 
till the following spring — there may be one or two exceptions 
to this statement, but my experience teaches me that it is the 
only safe course to take with these three genera as a whole, for 
I am convinced that success in wintering them out of doors is 
only individual and does not apply to any given species as a 
whole — I have tested them in my own aviaries and also care- 
fully noted other aviculturists' results, and in my opinion any 
such success must be taken as the exception which proves the 
rule — one may succeed in wintering a given species of Calliste, 
Chlorophonia, or Euphonia for two or three winters out of 
doors, only to lose it during the third or fourth, and it is not 
