— 109 — 



" ' 5 est un olseau de nous nomme Corbeau luclien, 

 njani la grandeur plus d'une fois que les Parroquets, de 

 double et triple couleur.' 



" Ho, it is true, says of it * A species of Bueeros ' (p. 

 1 0, note) ; but no species of that genus, or any thing like 

 it, has been seen from Mauritius, and I cannot help 

 thinking- that the figure must refer to P. mauritiamis. If 

 the sketch I now exhibit can be trusted as to the shortness 

 of the bird's wings, it is very suggestive. 



" Professors Owen {he. cit.) and A. Milne-Edwards 

 (Ann. Sc. Nat, ser. 5, vi. pp. 91-111) have pointed out 

 several osteological characters which distinguish this Par- 

 rot ; and the latter has shown that it cannot be referred 

 to any of the established genera or sub-genera of Psittaci. 

 I would therefore propose the name of Lophopsittacus 

 for the group of which it is the type — the only known 

 external character that we can as yet depend upon being 

 that afforded by the singular frontal crest. 



" In conclusion, I have to add that Strickland states 

 (p. 13) that in the published accounts of Harmanszoon's 

 voyage no mention of Dodos occurs. It is, however, 

 evident that there was some one of his company well 

 employed in taking notes ; and it is only to be hoped that 

 Prof. Schlegel will not much longer delay to print them." 



