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I had the pleasure of seeing Mr. Bonhote's specimens some time 

 ago in his roomy aviaries at Heinel Hempstead, and in the outer nights, 

 exposed to the play of sun and light, they were beautiful indeed. In Mrs. 

 Anningson's Parrot house their resplendent beauty was equally noticeable, 

 and I may say I never saw birds in finer condition than this pair. 



Description : General body plumage green, most of the feathers tipped 

 with black, except on the lower abdomen and ventral region ; forehead, top 

 of the head and sides of face white, lightly washed with grey above and 

 below the eye ; cheeks, throat and upper breast rosy-red, with lighter i ed 

 margins giving a scaled effect; primaries, coverts and secondaries blue; 

 underside of tail blue; under tail coverts mostly red. Bill whitish-horn ; 

 legs and feet greyish flesh colour. Total length about 14 inches, tail 4L 



Hab, : " fortune Island, Asklin Island and Inagua, Bahamas." (B.M. 



Cat.). 



Lk Vaii. want's Amazon [Chrysolis levaillantii) and Bi.uk-frontkd 

 Amazon (C. cestiva). It must suffice to say as regards these two well-known 

 species, that they were absolutely perfect and richly-coloured specimens, 

 the latter being quite a talented and interesting bird. 



Hab.: Levaillant's, Mexico and Honduras; Blue-fronted, Southern 

 and Central Brazil and Argentina. 



The h'KSTiVK Amazon {Chrysotis fesliva). This is another beautiful 

 and rare species, and the specimen in question very richly-coloured, tame, 

 and in finest condition. The Hon. and Rev. Canon Dutton has possessed 

 two of this species, neither of which talked, nevertheless he was favourably 

 impressed with them. Rarity and beauty alone command them a place in 

 all collections of Parrots. 



Description : The general body plumage is a dark grass-green, slightly 

 lighter on the undersurface ; forehead and lores blood-red; baud above the 

 eye and chin bright blue; lower back and rump scarlet; primary coverts 

 and outer webs of primaries blue; secondaries green; tail green, with the 

 inner webs greyish, outer webs bluish and the tip yellowish ; bill light horn- 

 colour; legs and feet brownish -flesh colour. Total length 14^ inches, of 

 which the tail measures 4^. 



Hab. : Amazon Valley. 



Jardink's Parrot [Pyocephalus gulielmi). Again I must repeat 

 myself — a beautiful and rare species and, like the other species described ill 

 these notes, in perfect condition. This is a native of West Africa, from the 

 Gold Coast to the Congo; it is more uncommon than rare, nevertheless 

 specimens are never numerous and often long intervals go without any 

 appearing at all. It is not to be accounted a talking species, but I have 

 distinct recollection of reading an account of a really talented bird of this 

 species. 



Description: Principally rich grass-green; forehead, bend and front 

 edge of wing and thighs yellowish-scarlet; lores black; upper back vane- 



