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Brazilian Tuniuoiso Tana.i^er ((7. Iji'dsi/ietisis). 
Guiaiuui ,, ., {U. Ji'irirenti is). 
Viellot's „ „ {C. ri(lli)li). 
Bolivian ,, ,. {G. holl rianct). 
As reniu'ds Viellol's the liuure on our plate illustrates this, 
ami as an issue or two later all will be described in due course 
in the serial " Foreiyn Birils," i do not purpose entering into, either 
a comparison, or the race (luestion of the above at this juncture ; but 
will merely state that to Mr. Sutcliffe belongs the honor of bring- 
ing over the first living specimen of this gorgeous Tanager. which 
do3S well on ordinary Tanager treatment {vide paye I of tliis issue), 
A full description, comparison, range, ete., will appear later in the 
serial " Foreign Birds." 
An Early Kest.- Mr. Yealand informs us that in the 
Isle of Wight a Song Thrush had built in a hawthorn bush (high 
ui)), and on Xmas Day was closely inculcating a clutch of eggs. 
Winter Nestlings : In Dr. Gosse's and Mr. W. T. 
Page's aviaries, young of Cutthroats left the nest a few days before 
Xmas and are still living, while in Mrs. Davidson's aviary (Bit- 
terne, Hants.) young of Madagascar Lovebirds left the nest at in- 
tervals during December — the young, now able to fend for them- 
selves have been taken indoors, but their i)arents are still out of 
doors and incubating another clutch of eggs. 
Owing to pressure on our space (show reports, etc.), many 
interesting articles and notes are unavoidably held over. 
Special atteniion vi drawn to the " Notices tO' Memhcra," in 
Imet — vide green pages, page 12. 
Correspondence. 
TWO RARE PARROTS. 
Sir,— Early m December (last; I spent an afternoon at the 
Zoo, chiefly in the Parrot House. This is very different from what 
it was a few years agio, as the inma<tes are now weil housed 
and carefully attended to, so that they seem to enjoy life thoroug'hly. 
Among the specimens wliich e.specially attracted my attention were 
the single nepresentatijiis of Meyer's Pariot {Poeocepltalus mcyeri) 
and of Everett's Parrot (Tuni/g<naflms av&retfi), both mml-es be- 
cause my examples of these two imcommon species are bot'a females. 
NiAy according to the most recent work of reference I possess — 
viz., Dr. Butler's " Foreign Birds, for Cage and Aviary," Part II., 
not dated on title-page, but apparently published in 1909— the 
