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this division possess the imitative powers exhibited 

 by members of other genera. The beautiful and 

 characteristic figure from Mr Lear's drawing, au(J 

 the accurate manner in which the engraving is o 

 loured, renders it unnecessary to give a detailed de- 

 scription of the plumage of the adult. The young 

 bird differs in having the under parts of an obscure 

 green, sometimes varied with ppots of red ; the azure 

 patch upon the cheeks is also of a pale colour. The 

 mantle dusky, each feather margined with pale red, 

 and the two middle tail feathers green. The dimen- 

 sions are as follows : Total length about 15^ inches, 

 length of the tail 8 inches, of the tarsi f ths of an 

 inch, of the upper mandible, from the gape to the 

 tip, f ths of an inch, height at base nearly 1 inch. 



Our next plate represents another beautiful spe- 

 cies of the same genus : it is the 



