142 SOUTHERN NESTOR. 



large, is of a grey colour, with the tip darKer. The 

 forehead and crown are greyish-white, slightly tinged 

 with green; the face and ear-coverts are yellow, 

 tinged near the base of the bill with red. The sides 

 of the neck, breast, and abdomen are all dull red ; 

 the feathers margined with oil-green. The back and 

 wings are of a brownish oil-green. The rump and 

 vent are deep red. The tail is brownish-green. 

 The legs and feet are grey, tinged with brown* 



