442 ^Ii'. F. Finn on the 



Platycercns ci-imius being muf^li the commonest. P. elegans, 

 Polytelis harrahnucU, and P. melannra are brought in small 

 numbers^ as are also Ptisf.es erythropterus, Aprosmidus 

 cyanopygius, and some form of Barnardhis. 



More constantly present than any Australian Parrots, 

 except the Cockatoos^ are the common Eclecti, especially 

 E. roratm. E. pectoralis, and very probably other species, 

 occur^ but I cannot be certain about this under the circum- 

 stances. A species of Tanygnathus is also often imported. 



The African Grey Parrot [Psittacus erithacus) not un- 

 commonly appears, generally in good health and condition, 

 unlike the majority of its unhappy fellows in England. 

 Coracopsis vasa may also sometimes be procured. 



American Parrots, as might be expected, are not often 

 to be seen, but the common Blue-fronted Amazon {Chrysotis 

 amazonica) is not very rare, and a few Macaws [Ara iiiacao, 

 A. chloroptera, and A. ararauna) are on sale from time to 

 time, being highly valued by the natives. Mr. Rutledge 

 knew of an individual of the red-and-blue species being kept 

 for no less than three generations in a native family. I once 

 saw two most beautiful dark-blue, red-vented Parrots, some- 

 what similar in size and style to the common African Grey 

 Parrot, which I took to be examples of Pionus chalcopterus, 

 a species I never remember to have seen elsewhere. 



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Almost the only other cage-birds remaining to be dealt 

 with are the various Doves and Pigeons, some of which are, 

 however, more properly aviary or menagerie birds. Such is 

 Goura coronata, which is imported quite numerously at 

 times, and has been bred by a native amateur, according to 

 information given me by Mr. Rutledge. 



The only species of this group really common and popular 

 as a cage-pet is the well-known domestic Turtle-Dove, which is 

 found both in tlie ordinary cream-coloured form with Idack 

 half-collar, and in more or less completely albino varieties. 

 It is certainly not identical with the wild Turtar risorius, so 

 far as the note goes, this being a very marked point of 



