. The illustrated book of canaries and cage-birds, British and foreign . ch far prettier. The entire upper part of the body and thehead, throat, and wings are jet-black, the lower body pure white. Male and female arealike. In the Zoological Gardens only since 1872—but these last few years by no meansrarely seen in bird-dealers shops—the bird has, until now, been far more frequently bred incaptivity than observed in his native country, the Gold Coast. The Cape Palmas Finch does not breed so early nor so frequently as the Hooded manners and his treatment should be the same, but the Cap
. The illustrated book of canaries and cage-birds, British and foreign . ch far prettier. The entire upper part of the body and thehead, throat, and wings are jet-black, the lower body pure white. Male and female arealike. In the Zoological Gardens only since 1872—but these last few years by no meansrarely seen in bird-dealers shops—the bird has, until now, been far more frequently bred incaptivity than observed in his native country, the Gold Coast. The Cape Palmas Finch does not breed so early nor so frequently as the Hooded manners and his treatment should be the same, but the Cape Palmas Finch is suspectedof being often individually quarrelsome, notwithstanding his diminutive size. STRIATED FINCH {Munia striata), striata (Russ), Loxia striata, Amadina striata, Fringilla leuconota, Lonchiira leuconota, Spermestes leuconota,Uroloncha striata, Trichogranmioptila striata. English dealers name—doubtful. German name— Gestrcifte BronzeAmandine. French name— Grusbcc de Iisle de Bourbon. Cassells Cam ARIES &. Cage COMBASSOUorSTEEL FINCH. RED GRASS FINCH. BRONZE MANNIKIN. SILVER-BILL. S^ H E LE N A W A X B I LL. CUT-THROAT. White Bengalese. 385 SHARP-TAILED FINCH (^Munia acuticauda), India. Sfennesles acuticauda (Riiss), Alunia kuconota, Amadina acuticauda, Amadina molucca. No English de-xlers name. German name— Spitzscliwanzige Bronze Amandine. The Striated and the Sharp-tailed Finch are both natives of India, Southern China, andJapan. Both birds are so very similar that amateurs can fairly consider them as one species, themore so as our interest in this Finch is chiefly concerned with his progeny, bred in captivityby the Japanese. These little birds are a trifle larger than a Bronze Manakin, but brownon the back. The head is nearly black, the lower body dull wliite. The shaft of eachbrown feather being white, the plumage appears striated — hence the name. The beak isbluish-black. The feet are dark grey. Male and female ar
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