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abundance of their natural food in mountain scenery of indescribable

beauty. It is here that Red-bellied Tanagers thrive, there being an

endless variety of edible berries on which they subsist, supplemented

with a few insects.


They are conspicuous birds and can frequently be seen perched on

the top of a bush or tree piping their cheerful call-notes which remind

one of the African Bulbuls ( Pyenonotus ). In contrast with some of the

Tanagers from lower regions they are easily approached in their wild

state and become tame almost immediately after capture, a fact which

applies equally to nearly all high Andean birds. In captivity I imagined

they would be suited to an aviary rather than a cage life as they are

active creatures and when allowed plenty of exercise can stand any

amount of cold wet weather. It is also when in flight that the exquisite

coloration of the back and wing-coverts (shining blue) is seen to

advantage. This contrasting with the black of the upper parts and the

scarlet of the lower parts combines to make the Red-bellied Tanager

one of the most beautiful of the larger Tanagridse. There is very little

difference in the coloration of the sexes, but the red parts of the

female are not quite so brilliant. They are usually to be seen in pairs,

although a number may congregate in a tree which is laden with their

favourite berries. Their local Spanish name is “ Platero



BREEDING RECORDS : SUMMARY IV


By Dr. E. Hopkinson


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Parrots


329. Black lory, Chalcopsitta ater. U.K., 1909 and 1910.

Violet-necked lory, Eos variegata. France, 1928.


330. Chattering lory, Domicella garrula. U.K., 1913.


331. BLACK-CAPPED LORY, D. lory . U.K., 1913.


332. FORSTEN’S LORIKEET, Trichoglossus forsteni. Also

hybrids with the hen Red-collared lorikeet, U.K., 1927 onwards.


Trichoglossus haemalodus, Edwards’ Lorikeet, and Lory hybrids, Eos histrio x

E. variegatus were bred in the U.S.A. in lt)31, teste L’Oiseau, 1J32. 705, 706.



