412 Mr. Vigors on some new subjects ofZoolog?/. 



induced to have it represented in the present number of this 

 journal, as it forms an interesting addition to the Ornithology 

 of the British Islands. The specimen, from which the accom- 

 panying figure has been taken, was captured alive some time 

 since in the neighbourhood of London, and is now in my collec- 

 tion. It is a young bird and nearly in the same state of plumage 

 as the bird figured by M. Temminck ; the adult bird is distin- 

 guished by the greater strength of the colouring in general, and 

 more particularly of that of the spots on the breast. The species 

 is at present included in the genus Anthus ; but the intelligent 

 observer will at once detect a striking deviation from the type of 

 that group, in the length of the legs and the hinder claw. In the 

 former character the bird seems to correspond with the Megal' 

 urus of Dr. Horsfield, in the latter to approach the true Alauda 

 of Authours. I have laid a more detailed account of this recent 

 addition to the British Fauna before the Linnean Society, to 

 which I must refer the reader for further particulars, and a more 

 enlarged description. 



Tribus. ScANSORES. Auct. 



Fam. PsiTTAciD^. Leach, 



Genus. PsiTTACULA. Kuhl. dii^^^-'- . 



KuiiLir. P . JlavO'Virklis^ gutture^ genis^ pectore, abdomineque 

 coccineis, crista occipitalis fasciaque abdominali purpureis, 

 rostro pedibusque rubris. 

 Tab. 16. 

 Capitis vertex nitide viridis. hides aureo-rubri. Rectrices 

 coccinei, purpureo-margiuati, apice viridi. Crissum viride. 

 Long. Corp. circiter 6 |. 

 Habitat in Ins. Toohooteteroohai Maris Pacifici. 

 In Mus. Dom. Cross. 



We are indebted for the representation of this new and beautiful 

 Parroquet, to the liberality of Mr. Cross of the Exeter Change 

 Museum, who lately received several specimens of it from the 

 island above named, situated a day's sail from Otaheite. The 

 bird from which I took my description being alive and very wild, 

 I have not been able to enter into its characters as far as I should 

 wish. I have named it after the late M. Kuhl, who has left us a 



