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rapidly, and spreading over the whole island. On a former 
visit, fifteen years ago, I found Bouquet’s Parrot much rarer 
than C. augusta, whereas at the present time it is far more 
common. The birds are found within a few miles of Roseau, 
and are particularly abundant in the Lagoon valley in the 
central part of the island, where they are very tame and feed 
near the houses of the planters in enormous flocks. In fact, 
at that place I have shot them from the verandahs of the 
houses. They are killed in large numbers for the market, 
and during the open season can be always bought for one 
shilling each. 
“ How Mr. Clark could have been misled into supposing 
this Parrot extinct is inexplicable to me.” 
1 an, Sirs, yours &c., 
Zoological Museum, Count T. SaLvapori. 
Turin, 
Jan. 15th, 1907. 
Srrs,—Taking advantage of the Christmas vacation of the 
Colorado College I made a hasty trip to the Eastern States 
with the object of renewing my acquaintance with some of 
the Museums there. Leaving Colorado Springs at 10.40 a.m. 
on the 22nd of December, I reached New York at 5.380 on 
the afternoon of the 24th, thus accomplishing a journey of 
2000 miles in 55 hours, with a single change of carriage at 
Chicago. 
I spent the inside of the week at New York, but as I was 
staying in Long Island and the Christmas celebrations 
intervened I had not so much time as I could have wished 
to see everything. 
One day was spent at the Zoological Park, where Mr. C. 
William Beebee, the Curator of the Birds, kindly shewed me 
all that was of interest. The Park lies a long way from the 
centre of New York, about eleven miles from the City Hall, 
and a journey of nearly an hour has to be made either by 
one of the Elevated Railways or by the Subway, as they call 
the new Underground Railway. The Park is beautifully 
situated, the rising ground being covered with woods and 
