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the small size of the Agnpomis seen by my brother (to say 

 nothing of the story of its later introduction), precludes eitherfrom 

 being the "Perroquet" characterized by Leguat as of "mediocre 

 grosseur/' and again mentioned by Pingre. Accordingly this 

 last remained to be discovered, while the " Perruche^^ of Pingre 

 may be set down as the species indicated by M. Milne-Edwards. 

 It was accordingly with no small interest that I learned some 

 months ago, from my brother Edward, that he had received from 

 Mr. Jenner, the magistrate of Rodriguez (to whom we owe so 

 great a debt for his examination of the caves of that island), an 

 example of a " Parrot " pi'eserved in spirit. My brother, with 

 no small amount of self-denial, would not open the tin case 

 which enclosed this specimen, fearing that it might thereby sus- 

 tain injury, but transmitted it to me ; and a few weeks since it 

 reached me in safety. On opening the case with the assistance 

 of Mr. Bartlett, who is always so ready to do an obliging act, 

 we found its contents to be a bird of the genus Palaornis in 

 excellent preservation ; and, in full confidence that it has never 

 been named or described, I here characterize it as 



Palaornis exsul, sp. u. 



Diagn. [fopmincB). P. mediocris, griseiglaucus, vitta menti 

 obscura nigra ; remigibus externe cseruleo lavatis, interne nigris. 



Long. tot. 16, alarum expans. 22, alae a flex. 7*5, caudse 8*5, 

 acrotarsi "6, dig. med. sine ung. I'l, hallucis sine ung. '5, max- 

 illae a fronte 1, ejusdem a rictu "83, mandibulfe ab articulo l'-48, 

 poll. Angl. 



Hab. in Insula Rodericana. 



Mus. A. et E. Newton (exenipl. i.). 



Descriptive of a female. Of moderate size. General appearance 

 greyish-glaucous, darker above than beneath. From the corners 

 of the mouth proceeds an ill-defined dull black chin-stripe, which 

 becomes broader as it passes backward and upward, ceasing 

 somewhat abruptly on reaching the level of the ears. Head, 

 nape, shoulders, upper v^'ing-coverts and rectrices above dull 

 greyish-glaucous, the blue tinge in which predominates when 

 the bird is seen against the light, and the green when seen in 

 the contrary aspect ; the outer rectrices paler. Rump verditer- 

 blue. Primaries with their outer and most part of their inner 

 webs deep greenish-blue, the former with narrow lighter edges, 



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