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WE have had considerable success at the Zoological Gardens here in keeping in health nine varieties rf "sun-birds" or, as locally known, "honey-suckers," all of Natal, South Africa. The aviaries are of simple wire-netting, in which are growing flowering shrubs and weeds. Their dimensions are 12×9×6 ft.
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MILLAR, H. Change of Colour in Plumage of Captive "Sun-birds" or "Honey-suckers.". Nature 104, 600–601 (1920). https://doi.org/10.1038/104600c0
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