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West Africa; the spotted-sided Finch ( Zon . guttatus), South Austra¬ 
lia; the Cut-throat Finch (Bp. fasciata), Africa; the Nutmeg Bird 
(Bp. punctularia ), South Asia; the crimson-eared Waxbill ( Urae 
plicenicotis), West Africa. All of these finches occupy the first win¬ 
ter cage. 
The Common Starling (S'turnus vulgaris), of Europe; the Glossy 
Starling [L. auratus), so called on account of the silken sheen of 
its plumage, West Africa; the Glossy Magpie ( L ; ceneus), larger in 
size than the starling, with similar plumage and same nativity. 
The read-headed Cardinal (P. domiiucana) and the red-crested Car¬ 
dinal of South America; the Cardinal Grosbeack or Virginia 
Nightingale [Cardinal Virginianus ), North America; the Tumbler 
Pigeon, the Jackdaw (Corvus monedula), Europe; the Raven (Cor- 
vus carnivorus). North America; the Groundhorn Bill (Buc. abyssi- 
nicus), of Africa, remarkable for its enormous beak, with heltmet- 
like appendage; the Pondicherry Vulture ( Vultur culvus ), of India; 
the Passenger Pigeon {Ext. Migrator i<>us), common in North 
America; the Trumpeter Pigeon; the red and blue Maccaw {Ara 
Macay), Central America; the red and yellow Maccaw (Ara chlorop- 
tera). South America. The Military Maccaw {Ara militaris), South 
America; the Golden Bantam Fowl; the Common Carrier Pigeon. 
The inhabitants of the Centre Building, at which we have arrived 
hy this time, are confined to small eag£s and cases in the interior. 
Here we find: 
The crested Colin (E. Gristatus ), Guinea, the Hill Mynah (Gra- 
cula religiosa ), India; the white-fronted Amazon ( Chr. leucocephalus ) 
Cuba; the Rose-Hill Parakeet (Pla Aximus), South Australia; the 
Minor Toucan ( Bhamphastos tricolorus) is smaller than the Ariel 
Toucan, has rich yellow, instead of white on the throat, its abdo¬ 
men is colored with carmine red, and the bird is not fully as large as 
the Ariel or common Toucan; the grey-headed Parakeet (Psa Cana), 
from Madagascar; the Blue Jay (G. cristatus ), of North America; the 
Rattlesnake ( Crotolus durissus), North America; the King Snake 
{Ophsayi), North America; the Copperhead {Akg. contortix), North 
America and the black Snake ( coryh . Constrictor), North America. 
Returning to the avenue, we next observe the Pouter Pigeon, 
the silver-spangled Hamburg Fowl, the European Quail ( T. Cor - 
turnix), the Silver Pheasant (Phas. mykthemerus), a truly beautiful 
bird, originally a native of Asia but at present introduced into 
many European countries; the yellow Bird (Fr. tnstis), North 
America; the Java Sparrow (P. oryzivora), South Asia; the Indigo 
Bird (Fr. cyanea), North America; the Golden Pheasant ( Thauma - 
