Same Colony B^rffs. 
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Editli Dous'las Pennant, had two reared to be fully Hedged in 
1911, and one already this season, but in neither nase did 
the young- live to l>e independent of tlieir parents. 
" First rousiti to the Bhie is the Palm Saeki (T'. palmarvm) . 
" This in siiape and lial)it is almost ideiitioal with the Phie Sacki, 
"hut is in no wise so striking a liird, it is distinctly a 'poor 
" I'elation.' In colour it is generally a dull sage or earth-green, 
" with very dark, almost hlack jiiiniaries. It varies considei ahly, 
" both in size and colour, an<l one I have is a light purplish-blue, 
"almost like a Hhie Sacki; hut its feathers have not the soft 
" wool-like appearance. Like its, move refined cousin, it frequents 
" towns and will often make a tour of inspection within houses 
"and other buildings. Its note is louder; it is a cry of surprise, 
"as if it wero saying: ' Oh 1 AVhat is all this fuss ahout '? But 
" it has no song. Like its cousin, it is also a lively cagte bird 
"making full use of the place at its disposal, and often springing 
" in a dancing kind of way upon the perch." 
Maroon Tan.\gkr (TiJiamphoca'lus jacapa)l A beauti- 
ful bird, well known to English exhibitors, and avicultur- 
ists, to whom it was introduced by our member Mr. E. W. 
Harper. A hen of this species has lived five years in my 
aviary, out-of-doors the whole period. It has not been bred 
in Great Brit^ain. 
" This bird is fairly common in the town, and hides behind 
" the palm leaves I suppose the reason why it is 
" never seen in a cage is because it has no song. Someone 
" nent me a specimen He soon made himself at 
" home in the cage, and showed decided intelligence in the way 
" he imitated the other occupants, taking food and water, and a 
" bath, and sometimes in his good humour, poking the other birds 
" with his hill. It was amusing to see the look of dignified sur- 
" prise with which the Blue Sacki received this token of goodwill. 
" He opened his uplifted hill as if he would acclaim, ' Well, I 
" never!,' but was too gtentlemanly to return the familiar onslaught." 
It is known locally as the Cashew Sacki, and was figured 
in colour in Bird Notes, Vol. VI. 
Black-faced Tanager (Callisfe cayana)-. Another 
beautiful species, also introduced to English aviculture by Mr. 
E. W. Harper, the first imported specimen of which came into 
my possession, and was figured in colour in Bird Notes, Vol. 
VII. Its local or vulgar name— Bucktown Sacki — is derived 
from the fact that it is common in buck -Indian villages. 
" It is a pretty bird of more than avei-age intelligence, and 
" makes an admirable cage-bird. It has a single, sweet song." 
