374 CUCULIFORMES CHAP. 
Archipelago; ZL. Jory of Papuasia being red, with black crown, 
blue nape, upper back, central breast and abdomen, and tip of 
the tail; while the wings and middle portion of the rectrices are 
green. In habits these three genera seem to resemble 7richoglossus. 
The members of Hos (Red Lory) are red, relieved by blue, except 
E. fuscata, which is dusky, with reel and yellow markings; they 
extend from the Sanghir and Tenimber Islands and the Moluccas 
to the Caroline and Solomon groups.  Chalcopsittacus of Papuasia 
has purplsh-black, olive, or green species, usually varied with red. 
Sub-fam. 5. MWestorinae.—This contains only the genus Nestor, 
with five species, of which NW. norfolcensis of Norfolk Island, and 
N. productus of Phillip Island are extinct, while NV. esslingi is 
hardly valid. NW. meridionalis, the New Zealand Kaka Parrot, 
is olive-brown, with reddish cheeks and collar, crimson rump, 
abdomen and under wing-coverts, brown tail and breast, and 
grey crown. Several races have been described, varying in the 
amount of red. The Kaka is fearless, social, sprightly, and 
noisy, though semi-nocturnal and apt to retire to the deep forest 
during daylight. It utters harsh rasping and chuckling notes, 
or musical whistles; while it climbs trees with the aid of its 
beak and feet, and searches the dead wood for insects. It flies 
in lofty circles, or at times hops about the ground; the food con- 
sists largely of juicy fruits, blossoms, and nectar from the Rata 
(Metrosideros robusta) or the New Zealand flax (Phormium tenaz). 
In semi-captivity this bird is a good mimic and talker, but 
terribly destructive to furniture, clothing, and orchard produce ; 
the Maories keep it as a lure, encircling the metatarsus with a 
bone ring fastened by a cord to the perch. Four oval eggs are 
laid in hollow trees, in crevices of rocks, or under stumps and roots, 
occasionally on fragments of bark. Nestor notabilis, the Kea of 
the south island of New Zealand, has olive-green plumage with 
blackish margins; the wings and tail are varied with blue and 
yellow, the latter having a brown subterminal band; the rump 
and under wing-coverts are scarlet. The female is duller. It 
frequents rugged slopes of high snowy mountains, descending to 
the lowlands in winter; the small companies soar aloft, fly from 
peak to peak, or search for insect-food among the stunted vegeta- 
tion. Tame, inquisitive, and destructive, the natural habits and 
food resemble those of the Kaka, allowing for the difference of 
haunts; but this bird will scream or mew, and lays larger and 
