. Bird notes . y, be-cause it goes sour in a few hours in the tropics. Adaily supply of fresh-water shrimps, first beheaded andthen cut into small pieces, was also given ; togetherwith an unlimited supply of ripe fruit—orange, banana,papaw, cashew, guava, mangoe, pineapple, nectarine,etc. Green food, especially lettuce, is greedily eaten,by both the Blue and the Maroon Tanager. They arealso fond of bathing. Upon sugar estates greatdamageis done to the sugar-canes by caterpillars, for the des-truction of which boys are employed. It was thusoften possible for a few cents to secure a supply ofthe
. Bird notes . y, be-cause it goes sour in a few hours in the tropics. Adaily supply of fresh-water shrimps, first beheaded andthen cut into small pieces, was also given ; togetherwith an unlimited supply of ripe fruit—orange, banana,papaw, cashew, guava, mangoe, pineapple, nectarine,etc. Green food, especially lettuce, is greedily eaten,by both the Blue and the Maroon Tanager. They arealso fond of bathing. Upon sugar estates greatdamageis done to the sugar-canes by caterpillars, for the des-truction of which boys are employed. It was thusoften possible for a few cents to secure a supply ofthese fat juicy grubs—which grow nearly two incheslong—as a special treat for the birds. In England, a very good staple food for Tanagersmay be made from crumbled stale sponge-cake, mixedwith ants cocoons and dried flies; this must be sup-plemented by mealworms, green food, and plenty ofripe fruit. I have found both the Blue and the Maroon Tana-ger to be amicable with smaller birds in an aviary ; Bird THE BROWN OWL. (Syrninin ahico). 26l hut male Blues are inclined to be quarrelsome witheacli other. In conclusion, I may say for the benefit of any ofonr members who may be contemplating a trip totropical South America that, in addition to the enter-prising and successful efforts of Captain Pam, thereare still many species of beautiful Tanagers awaiting-an introduction to British aviculture. ^he Brown ®wl. {Syrniuin ahico).By Mrs. E. Warren Vernon. I feel I ought to apologise to the members for sooften appearing in print, but really they must blameour Editor, as he has asked me for the last threearticles that have appeared under my name. I will, however, cease after this for a spell, andsincerel} hope others will help us a little by writingtheir experiences. No magazine can succeed if themembers will not help, and it is wonderful how easy itbecomes to jot down ones experiences after a fewtrials. Now, kind members, do write. The Owl—whose picture appears with this bio
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