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feathers, in the other of six, and similar in form to 

 that of the Common Lapwing. The bill> in shape 

 and proportion, seems almost intermediate between 

 that of Platycercus and Pezoporus. the tarsi are ele- 

 vated, the toes* slender, with claws slightly fal- 

 cate. Like most of the Platycercinse, they are much 

 upon the ground, where they move with freedom, 

 and feed upon grass-seeds, maize, and other corn. 

 In Wagler's Monographia Psittacorum, they form 

 his fourth genus Nymphicus, which title we adopt, 

 as having been imposed prior to that of Leptolophus, 

 by which it is characterized in Mr Swainson's Illus- 

 trations. Our figure represents the 



