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nevs, apparently referable to the P. erythrocephaius, 

 Vigors ; 4. Pal. melanorynchus, a species apparent- 

 -jy liitherto confounded with the Pal. Pondicerianus, 

 <>f autliors, and not distinguished by Vigors ; 5. Pal. 

 Pondicerianus; 6. Pal. barbatus, by other writers a 

 supposed variety of P. Pondicer., not distinguished 

 as a species in Mr Vigors's list; 7. Pal. Malaccensis ; 

 8. Pal. Bengalensis ; 9. Pal. cyanocephalus, the same 

 as the P. flavitorquis of Vigors ; 1 0. Pal. columbci- 

 des, first described by Mr Vigors in the Zoological 

 Journal ; and Pal. inornatus> the Psittacus incarna- 

 tus of authors, a bird whose station in this group, 

 according to Wagler's pwn account, appears very 

 doubtful. The engraving expresses so correctly the 

 character and plumage of the bird, as to render it 

 unnecessary to give a detailed description. We may 

 mention, however, that the young bird is without the 

 black and rosy coloured collar which distinguishes 

 the adult, in which state it is known as the Psitta- 

 cus eupatria of authors. 



From the Ring-Parrakeets of Asia and Africa we 

 now pass to the Long-tailed groups of South Ame- 

 rica, the great metropolis of the Macrocercine Divi- 

 sion ; for here are found not only the typical forms 

 of the subfamily as exhibited in the large and splen- 

 did Maccaws, but other species more nearly con- 

 nected in habit and appearance with the birds be* 



