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 It was measnred auuiu on Jnly 31st, 1894, and was as follows : — 



From nnclial plate to extremit}' of caudal plate of carapace in a straij^ht 

 liuc, 3f) inches. 



From nnchal plate to extremity of candal plate of carapace over the cm've of 

 the carapace, 51 inches. 



Width over curve of carapace, 52 inches. 



Which shows for the year an enormous and unusual increase in the surface area of 

 the carapace. 



The weight of the animal on August 11th, 1894, was 327 lb. 



Whenever the temperature is over sixty (60° Fahr.) this tortoise has a free 

 run of 360 acres of grass park, but on the temperature falling to sixty it is kept 

 in a shed, and when once the temperature shows permanently below iis' Fahr. 

 it is ])ut in an orchid house — i.e. from September to June. When at liberty in the 

 park it lives entirely on grass, but in the hothouse feeds on carrots, cabbage, 

 lettuce, and several other vegetables. It is very fond of half-rotten fruit. 



The sjiecial fact to be noticed in the Testudo elcphnntina at Tring is the great 

 increase in the height of the shell as opposed to the insignificant actual increase in 

 length. 



ON THE HABITAT OF CHALCOPSITTACUS 

 DUIVENBODEI Dubois. 



By the HON. WALTER ROTHSCHILD. 



AMONG a number of birds collected by Captains Webster and Cotton in 

 German New Guinea was a specimen of this rare parrot, shot near 

 Stephansort on November 18th, 1893. This is the first time that an e.xact locality 

 is stated for this species. It agrees well with the two other specimens in my 

 collection (the one described in the Catalix/ue of Birds, vol. xx., p. 16, and one 

 recently received from Dr. A. B. Meyer), both without proper locality and dates, 

 but there is a faint bluish tinge on the breast, and the wing is slightly shorter, 

 measuring only 6-5 inches, against 7 and "•2 in the others. The sex is not known, 

 but the eyes are described on the label as " rod and black," and the bare skin round 

 the eyes as " blue." 



