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Female (or young male?). The rump and upper tail-coverts, 

 blue, as in the male; the primaries and secondaries blackish brown, 

 the outer webs of these feathers, the wing coverts, head, and 

 remainder of the upper surface green ; the throat, and sides of the 

 neck green ; chest green, with some of the feathers tipped with 

 crimson, breast and remainder of the under surface rich crimson, 

 as in the male, the bases of the under tail coverts black ; tail 

 blackish brown above, the outer webs of the three lateral feathers 

 bluish, those of the central ones at the base greenish, under 

 surface black; under wing-coverts green; bill black, an indication 

 of red at the base of the upper mandible ; legs and feet black ; 

 iris orange yellow. In size the same as the male. 



Broadbent obtained this fine species in the mountain district, 

 near the Goldie River, about forty miles inland from Port 

 Moresby. 



In describing this species as new, I mention, with regret, that 

 I have not seen a description of Aprosmictus huruensis, (Salvad. 

 Ann. Mus. Civ. Genev. VIIL, p. 371), with all the other known 

 species, however, I have compared it and find it quite distinct. 



19. — Cyclopsittacus suavi?simus, Sdater., P.L.8. 1876, p. t520. pi 

 54 J and $ (not quite adult). 

 Many specimens of this beautiful little parrot were obtained, 

 in various stages of plumage. They do not appear to be rare 

 and were found feeding chiefly on the fruit of the native figs 

 in scrubs on the Laloki River, The adult males have a patch of 

 white on the side of the neck just below the ear coverts, and the 

 breast is of a deep orange yellow. In the adult female this 

 spot is of a deep orange (like the breast in the male,) and the 

 colouring of the breast is lighter, the white mark at the gape is 

 reduced to a narrow line, which is sometimes continued on to the 

 chin and forms a margin round the blue of the cheeks. Spot on 

 inner margin of the scapularies almost white. 



20.— Geoffroyus akuensis, G. B. Gr., F.Z.S. 1858, p. 183. 



This species appears to be not uncommon, nearly every 

 collection that I have seen from the Port Moresby district con- 

 tained specimens. It would be interesting to get a really good 



