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li^ht markings on the crown and mantle, as well as the 

 outer webs to the outer pair of tail-featliers, being a deep 

 rufous-buff. 'J'he underparts are rich tawny-buff, deeper- 

 coloured on the vent and under tail-coverts. The breast 

 is more heavily spotted than in any of the described races. 

 The bill is a trifle heavier. 



Bill 12, wing 87, tail 47, tarsns 18 mm. 



Tijiu. S 'iJ-, No. 6146. Tibati, Cameroon, 2800 ft., 

 1 Aug., 1921. G. L. Bates coll. 



I am very doubtful whether H. m. glfardi Hartert, the 

 Gold-Coast form, can be separated from typical IL modesta 

 modesta, but would recognize H. m. hucolica from the 

 N. Belgian Congo as a well-differentiated form. 



LMr. J. Delacour forwarded the description of a new 

 Parrakeet, which he described as follows : — 



Brotogeris jugularis apurensis, sp. nov. 



Adult male. Green, lighter on the underparts ; forehead 

 green ; pileum slightly tinged with brown ; cheeks, sides of 

 the head, and occiput greenish-blue; a very small orange 

 spot on the chin ; upper wing-coverts greenish-brown ; 

 scapulars green with a slight brown tinge ; primary-coverts 

 bluish-green with blue tips; quills green edged with 

 blackish-grey ; all the under wing-coverts pure yellow ; 

 tail green, with a little yellow on the inner webs of 

 the feathers ; bill, cere, and feet flesh-colour ; eye dark 

 brown. Total length 180, wing 115, tail 60, bill 15, 

 tarsus 14 mm. 



Adult female. Similar to the male, but slightly smaller. 

 Total length 170 mm. 



Type^ S ad. Camaguan, on the Rio Portuguesa, State 

 of Guarico, Ven(?zuela. Collected by myself on the 

 17th December, 1921. Coll. J. Delacour. 



$ ad. Same locality and date. 



Ohs. This Parrakset was very common in the villages anxl 

 all along the rivers in the Apure region. Collected at 



