[45] For St. Domingo, see M. A. Salle, in ‘Proc. Zoolog. Soc.’ 1857, p. 236. Mr. Hill remarks to me, in his letter, on the colour of the legs of the feral birds in Jamaica.
[46] Mr. B. P. Brent, ‘The Canary, British Finches,’ etc., pp. 21, 30.
[47] ‘Cottage Gardener,’ Dec. 11th, 1855, p. 184: an account is here given of all the varieties. For many measurements of the wild birds, see Mr. E. Vernon Harcourt, ibid., Dec. 25th, 1855, p. 223.
[48] Bechstein, ‘Naturgesch. der Stubenvögel,’ 1840, s. 243; see s. 252 on the inherited song of Canary-birds. With respect to their baldness see also W. Kidd’s ‘Treatise on Song-Birds.’
[49] W. Kidd’s ‘Treatise on Song-Birds,’ p. 18.
[50] The ‘Indian Field,’ 1858, p. 255.
[51] Yarrell’s ‘British Fishes,’ vol. i. p. 319.
[52] Mr. Blyth in the ‘Indian Field,’ 1858, p. 255.
[53] W. F. Mayers, ‘Chinese Notes and Queries,’ Aug. 1868, p. 123.
[54] ‘Proc. Zoolog. Soc.’ May 25, 1842.)