Bird Market, Notes and News. 
Tliose notes will be as comprehensive iis possible, but the Editor is not often able 'o 
make the roiiml ot Ijondon Market, anri their completeness mnst in a measure depend ^on the 
assistance members give him, in the way o( supplying notes and accounts of rare an "d other 
arrivals which reach them. 
A tour round the Bird-shops has not revealed any novelty of start- 
ling importance, but, generally speaking, the collections on hand are large, 
varied and interesting. 
Mr. Jamrach's stock is, as usual a choice one, and comprises : Pairs 
of New Guinea Brush-Turkeys (7'. alatliemi), Painted Francolins {F. 
pictiis), and Scaly Partridges ( CaUipepla squainat t). Pairs also of Chat- 
tering Lories (L. //arri(/».s), and Red-collared Lorikeets (>S. ruhrit.>rqiies) ; a 
Green-cheeked Amazon (C. »v'7vV//7«;/rt), and an Aztec Coiiure. A cage-full 
of Cape Colies, and another of Red-cheekei do.; some Smith's Bronze- 
■^inged Ground Doves, and a most entertaining Piping Crow do not exhaust 
the attractiveness of 180 St. George Street. 
Mr. Hamlyn, at No. 221, has already disposed of a large portion of 
his July arrivals, hut there is yet abundance for his buyers to choose from 
viz : — Rainbow Buntings, Yellow-winged Sugar Birds, Madeira Chaffinches. 
Virginian Cardinals etc ; a representative assortment of Mynahs, Blue Jays, 
and a good variety of Waterfowl, Tinaiiiiformest, GiiIUjhrmeH, and Acr.ipllrl- 
funneit. He is expecting a fresh consignment shortly, which will include 
some West African Crowned Cranes and Pigeons. 
Messrs. D. De Von & Co., of 114, Bethnal Road, have a few of their 
brilliant lot of Many-colored Parrakeets, recently landed, left, and nowadays 
these birds are not easily replaced. A Green-backed Barbet, a pair of Cuban 
Trojans ( P. ienninrvti), a Mocking Bird, and some Golden Orioles are per- 
haps the most noticeable species, with cages of Zebra Finches, Diamond 
Sparrows and pure Yellow Budgies in the background. 
The sanitary conditions of Gamage's Zoo cannot fail to impress and 
delight all true bird-lovers, but, to be candid, the s{)ecialist finds little of in- 
terest in feathers there. However we noted nice specimens of the Indian 
Brown Thrush, the Masked Dove, and the Black-headed Gouldian Finch. 
In the Malayan collection at Regent's there is (or was) a small lot of 
Sapphire-Crowned Parrakeets {Lor/ciilrs i/iiIi/hIiii;) Mr. Robert Green, of 
Covent Garden, has been so fortunate as to secure a dozen of the same 
charming Love-bird (Hanging Parrakeet). The richness of their coloring 
(green, scarlet, orange and blue) is exhiliarating, and it is to be hoped that 
fresh attempts at rearing this species may prove successful. Comparative 
but welcome strangers are the St. Dominique Black-faced Cuban Parrakeet, 
and the Marsh Flame-bird (Flame or Red-creasted ]\Iarshbird). 
]\Ir. C. A. Luer, of 32, East Street, S.E„ deals in thumping big parcels. 
His present stock comprises Madagascar Love-birds, Quakers and young 
Ring-necked Parrakeets ; Black and White Bengalese, andOrtolan Buntings. 
They all seem healthy enough. One wonders what the habitants of South 
London would do without this enterprising provider. " NEMO." 
Many other interesting species are also on offer by the above dealers 
and others, such as : Parkakek ts : Pennant's, Rosella, IMealy Rosella 
Brown's, Tovi, All Green, Half Moon, Banded and Alexandrine. Also Blue- 
crowned and Cactus Conures ; Dufresne's, Blue- and Yellow-fronted Ama- 
zon Parrots ; Alpine Choughs ; Smith's Ground and Bar-shouldered Doves ; 
Crested Pigeons, White Peafowl, many species of Waterfowl, Macaws, Cock- 
atoos, Partridges, etc. Also a large assortment of the " Freely Imported 
Species." W.T.P. 
