1868.] 



LIVING IN THE SOCIETY S GARDENS. 



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put on their nuptial dress. A beautiful rosy tint overspreads the 

 whole of the plumage, a fine large lemon-coloured patch appears 

 upon the breast, the colour of the gular pouch becomes bright 

 yellow, the crest attains a greater development, and the point of the 

 bill attains a brighter crimson. 



These phenomena, however, do not last very long, disappearing 

 gradually about six weeks or two months after they have been 

 attained. At the present date they are already passing away. 



On the 3rd of February last we received from our Corresponding 

 Member, Mr. E. T. Rogers, Acting Consul-General for Syria, a 

 bird which I am inclined to consider the young of this species. 

 Mr. Blyth, however, believes that this is an example of the "Large 



Fig. I. 



Head of Vchcamis onocrotalus (adult). 

 Fig. 2. 



Head ol Pc/cccatus onocroUiiHi^ (jr. ex Syria). 



