MALACCA RING-PARRAKEET. 



specimens were brought to this country from Suma- 

 tra by the late lamented Sir Stamford Raflftes. In 

 size it about equals the Palceornis BengaIensis(Rose- 

 headed Ring-parrakeet, a bird of very similar form 

 and habit), its extreme length being- generally full four- 

 teen inches, of which the tail alone measures eight. 

 The upper mandible is of a fine lively red, the tip paler, 

 the under mandible black tinged with red. The 

 crown of the head is sap-green ; the cheeks, nape, 

 and back part of the neck, are of a beautiful deep 

 rose-red, tinged with lilac-purple upon the latter 

 part. The oblique mustachio-like collar is deep 

 black. The lower part of the neck and mantle are 

 fine greenish-blue ; the rest of the upper awl under 

 plumage is yellowish sap-green, palest upon the 

 thighs and vent. The quills are margined with 

 blue, their under surface being black. The two 

 long intermediate tail-feathers are azure-blue, tinged 

 with purple towards their tips ; the lateral tail-fea- 

 thers are yellowish-green. The legs and feet are 

 grey, tinged with flesh-red. 



Besides the three species here figured, ten or ele- 

 ven more are described by Mr Vigors and Wagler ; 

 the latter, in his Monograph of the family, has be- 

 stowed much attention in collating the various syno- 

 nyms of the species. According to his list, they con- 

 sist of, 1. Pal. Alexandri; 2. Pal. cuhicularis, 

 identical with the P. torquatus and bitorquatus of 

 ^ igors, and the young of which is supposed to be 

 the Pal. inornatus of the same author ; 3. Pal. Bor- 



