. Bird notes . l-liant gem will I am sure agree with me that the aboveis not too laudatory. Their diet in captivity is similar to that of tiie Sugar-birds;ripe fruit, such as sweet grajxs, banana, etc., milk sop sweetenedwith honey and a few small insects. Some give a little purehoney as Avell. Tlieii food in a. state of nature consists (jf thenectar of flowers ami minute inseid life. Awaided pi-emier honoursand three specials. f*]vEKiTTs J,\i!i;()T (Tail >/(j 11(1 Ihiis crcriUi): .Vnolhei unii| whiidi 1 Ixdieve has not been exhibited before, I)ut asthis spitcies was only rece
. Bird notes . l-liant gem will I am sure agree with me that the aboveis not too laudatory. Their diet in captivity is similar to that of tiie Sugar-birds;ripe fruit, such as sweet grajxs, banana, etc., milk sop sweetenedwith honey and a few small insects. Some give a little purehoney as Avell. Tlieii food in a. state of nature consists (jf thenectar of flowers ami minute inseid life. Awaided pi-emier honoursand three specials. f*]vEKiTTs J,\i!i;()T (Tail >/(j 11(1 Ihiis crcriUi): .Vnolhei unii| whiidi 1 Ixdieve has not been exhibited before, I)ut asthis spitcies was only recently described by its foitunate owner,tlv R/v. G. Id. Raynor, T must refer readeis to January issue(■f Bird Nofes, cui rent volume. Black-tiikoatkij Haxomost (Iclcrvs uickovicUis): .\ linesp3c,men cf this uncommon species, which I akso beli(-ve to be a firstappearance, was shown Iy cur esteemed member Mi. S. M. ^.11 the Hangnests are beauliful and stikin;; birds, full of c-iai-act-i, ani Bnu) ^ ^^ # iim^ ■i
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