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Ornllhological C lironiclc. 
'I'liey had many Hycatcher-like liahits.aiul no t1y or niidt^e 
which entered tlieir enclosm^e escai)ed tlieir i;reed. 
They are full of charaoler, and are in every way handsome, 
interesting' and en.^as^ini,'- hirds. They did not .i^o to nest with 
me, l)nt 1 should jud.^e that, when they did so, they would be 
much more shy and retirin;^ in their habits. 
With all their wild rushin,n' fliijhts durin;;- the spring and 
sununer, they remained sufficiently familiar to take mealworms 
from the hand, but inhnitely preferred them to be thrown into 
the air for them to take on the wins;'; their dexterity at this 
ii'ame, together with their beautiful flight evolutions secured 
them a goodly C|uantity of the succulent mealworm so that I 
niight have the jdeasitre of observing their dexterity and beauty. 
They also have many of the characteristics of that even 
mere beautiful bird, the ( jold-fronted Chloropsis. 
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Ornithological Chronicle. 
I I'iciirinti.-d from " L.'OISEAU " ;is of general interest to our readers 
(translated liv .Maj. A. E. Siiape) — we liave done violeiice to the translation 
in tlie list of birds bred and have used the popular names in common use in 
this country opposite the respective species. — En. " B.N." | 
The question often arises whether the climate of the 
(■(')te d'.Azur is favourable to the acclimatisation and rearing of 
foreig'11 birds of the trojiical and sulvtropical regions. It would 
seeni that the answer is in the affirmative as far as birds of small 
stature are concerned; M . .\. Mayer, who has reared birds for a 
long time in his villa at Nice, forwards us the followiiig list of 
species which have bred in his a\ iaries ; 
I'.lue Robin {Sinlij sialis). 
C.'ub.a I'ineh (Phouipara canura). 
\'irginian Cardinal (Cardiiialis cardinalis). 
(jrey Singingfinch (Seriiuis lciicop\\i;iiis). 
Saffron Einch (Sycalls flavcolu). 
Rainbow liunting' (Cyaiidspisa u-clanchcii). 
Red-crested Cardinal (Paroaria citcul'mta). 
Bar-breasted Eirefinch ( Lagonosticta nifopicta). 
\'inaceous Eirefinch (L. vinacea). 
I'laming Eirefinch (L. polionota ?). 
Green Avadavat {Stictospiza fofinosa). 
