214 Mestinfj of the Palm Tanagers. 
she thinks the cause has left the vicinity. When feeding! the 
young this demeanour is maintained hy both parents, for 
both feed the young, they are very careful, and try hard not 
to be seen going near the nest. They proved very devoted 
parents though, always following me into the shed when the 
young birds was there, making much noise, and flying round in 
a state of much excitement while I remained. While the 
young were in the nest they came and sat over the aviary 
door, waiting for my appearance with mealworms, but they 
never did this at any other time. 
I diet my Tanagers on: soft food, milk sop, boiled 
rice, ripe fruit, mealworms, and live ants' eggs; supplying live 
food practically ad lib. while they were feeding young. 
'The Brit. Mus. Cat. describes the Palm Tanager {Tana- 
gra palmarum) as under: — 
'■ OJive-green, lighter on the head and darker on the back; 
"wings ajid tail brownish black; wing coverts edged with olive 
"like the back; bastard wing, remiges, and ructrices more or 
"less margined with darker olive; under-surface of wing feathers 
"towards their bases creamy white; bill dark horn-colour; feet 
"'brown; whole length 7.5 inches, wing 3.8, tail 3. Feniale, 
" similar, but ratlier smaller." 
"JIab. From S. Brazil and Bolivia northwards to Trinidad, 
" Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and Costa Rica." 
"The Western form (T. melanoptera) is hardly distinguish- 
" able as a species, as there are many intermediate gi-ades; but 
" in general there are no olivia-ig.reen edgings to the wing- and 
" ttail- f eatliers in westea-n specimeins. In Guianan skins these! 
" edgings are slightly manifest." 
This western form is recognised as a sub-species of 
palmarum, as T. p. melanoptera. 
[On August 1st I saw both the young birds referred to 
above, they were every whit as strong on the wing as their 
parents, rather wild and difficult to observe. The colour areas 
were similar to those of the adult birds, but were not only 
duller, but also somewhat dusky, causing them to appear of a 
darker hue than their parents. I hope to give some notes 
of Lady E. D. Pennant's collection and aviaries in September 
" B.iV."— Ed.] 
