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BULLETIISr 15 3, UNITED STATES NATIONAL MUSEUM 



There is still much to be learned about the plumages of this [)arrot 

 in spite of the fact that it is a common bird in collections. An 

 immature male from Tharaka district, Kenya Colony (U.S.N.M. 

 243G9T), resembles adults except that the abdomen is pinldsh flesh 

 ocher instead of deep orange red and the upper parts are lighter, 

 more brownish, less fuscous. This plumage is succeeded by the 



