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always descends to the bottom ; it has six young at a time ; 

 the eggs are white, and without spots. 



This may also be frequently seen, in small flocks with the 

 last mentioned and its companions, in fields of Indian com. 

 Mr. Caley, however, never saw this species take the corn from 

 the stalk, like the other two, and he thinks it merely picks up 

 what falls from the others. I have seen, says Mr. Caley, the 

 most of this species on new- sown wheat, early in the morning, 

 but never in large flocks. I do not recollect ever to have 

 seen the King's Parrot, or Lory (P. Scapulatus), pulling up 

 the young wheat like this bird. All three species are caught, 

 and are very good eating. The present species frequent Van 

 Diemen's Land ; whether the other two are found there 

 seems uncertain. 



Brown's Parrot, which belongs to this division, is yellow- 

 ish-white, varied with black ; the wings and tail are blue, and 

 the vent is red ; it is only eleven inches in length. This, 

 which may be considered, from the extreme delicacy of its 

 colours, as the most beautiful of the family, was discovered 

 by Mr. Brown, whose name it justly bears, at Arnheim 

 Bay. 



We insert three figures of other species, belonging to this 

 division, which with the last are all in the very interesting 

 collection of New Holland birds belonging to the Linnsean 

 Society. 



Bauer''s Parrot is about fifteen inches long ; the head and 

 part of the neck, are black ; the cheeks, throat, and feathers, 

 which fall over the lower mandible, more or less ultramarine- 

 blue; neck behind, dun-yellow, nearly in shape of a crescent; 

 the general colour of the rest of the plumage above, the fore 

 part of the breast, and of the two middle tail-feathers, is 

 green, deepest on the breast. The second quills are blue ; 

 tlie primaries are black, edged with grey ; the under wing- 



