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ranean, on the voyage home ; namely Hypocharmosyna wilhehnince ,

A Lorikeet of tiny size, smaller than a Budgerigar, and very

dainty in it’s plumage of brilliant emerald green with frontal

stripes of yellow, and a turquoise blue patch at the back of the

head; a red bill and underwings, a patch of the same colour

on the rump, with violet just above the tail. The heat was so

great through the Red Sea, and then came chilly winds on the

coast of Europe.


Of Parrots, three splendid specimens of Aprosmic.tus

callopterus (The Yellow-wing King Parrot) were safely brought.

It was originally discovered by Signor D’Albertis during his

expedition on the Fly River, in New Guinea.


Bearing a strong family resemblance to the well-known

King Parrot of Australia, it is still more brilliant, with the upper

parts of a rich lazuliue blue, instead of green, and a broad patch

of vivid grass-green on the shoulders. It is probable that the

female is as vividly coloured as the male, for Mr. Goodfellow

often saw them in pairs, and the two birds were always similar.


A small pair of Parrots would seem to be Cyclopsitta dioph-

thalma , the Double-eyed Parrakeet, but I may be mistaken. It

is a little short-tailed parrot, rather larger than a Peach-faced

Love-Bird, having a body which is chiefly grass green ; red fore¬

head, crown, and cheeks, and a brilliant spot of verdigris green

over the eyes towards the bill, from which it derives its name.

The flanks are edged with yellow along the outside of the

shoulders. The bill is strongly formed, after the manner of a

Cockatoo.


I should think that these little parrots would probably

breed in captivity without much ado. They, along with others

that I have written of, are great rarities in the avicultural world.

Still choicer, had they been brought alive, which alas! they were

not, are the Pygmy Parrots ( Nasitenue ).


Mr. Goodfellow had twelve of these delicious little birds,

but was forced to let them go owing to a failure in the supply of

seed.


There are nine known species of this family, but Mr.

Goodfellow had procured the most beautiful of them all, namely,

Bruju’s Pygmy Parrot ( Nasitema brujni). It is no exaggeration



