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Black- winged Mynah (Graculipica melanoptera Daudin). 
Hab., Java and Madura. 
A pair of these strikingly handsome and very rare 
white birds with black wings was purchased on 
April 10th, they are the first of the genus to be 
represented in the collection. 
Mandarin Mynah (Sturnia sinensis Gmelin). 
Hab., China and Malacca. 
A single specimen was purchased on April 26th. 
Bay-winged Cowbird {Molothrus hadius Vieillot). 
Hab., South America. 
Two by purchase on August 29th. 
Violet-eared Waxbill {Granatina granatina Linnaeus). 
Hab., South Africa. 
A pair, male and female, of these lovely birds was 
purchased on January 10th; in exquisite beauty 
they rival the painted finches of Australia. 
Indian Silverbill {Aidemosyne malabarica Linnseus). 
Hab., India and Ceylon. 
Two purchased on October 10th. 
Chinese Thrush {Trochalopterum canorum Linnseus). 
Hab., China. 
One purchased April 30th. 
Aztec Conure (Conurus aztec Sonance). 
Hab., Mexico and Central America. 
One purchased August 14th. 
Meyer's Parrot (Pceocephalus meyeri Ruppell). 
Hab., Equatorial Africa. 
Two purchased July 24th. 
Mississippi Kite {Ictinia mississippiensis Wilson). 
Hab., southern United States to Brazil. 
Four young specimens of this interesting species came 
by purchase from Alva, Oklahoma, on July 28th; 
as these birds are voracious feeders, subsisting 
largely, if not entirely, on insects, it was found 
