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me that they frequent the forest, perchmg on the lower trees. He never 

 found them in the low country, but at an elevation of 600 or 800 feet. This 

 is all covered with forest. They feed on insects, in search of which they 

 are very restless and active. They w^ere sometimes in pairs, at others 

 solitary." 



TRICHOGLOSSUS AUREOCINCTUS, Layard. 



This species appeared in the 'Annals and Magazine of Natural History,' 

 November 1875, p. 344 : — 



"XLVI. — Description of a new Species o/Trichoglossus /rom Fiji. 

 By E. L. Layard, Esq., F.Z.S., Consul for Fiji and Tonga. 



" Trichoglossus aureicinctus, Layard. 



" Upper parts all green, except the tip of the tail-feathers, brightest on 

 the rump, cheeks, and forehead ; body below green ; a deep crimson patch 

 extends from the base of the bill as far as, but below, the eye, down the chin 

 and throat to the chest, where it is bordered by a golden band, the feathers 

 between this and the green of the body being more or less scale-like in their 

 markings : tail-feathers — three outer ones red at the base, yellow on the 

 point, half black markings on outer webs ; fourth black at base, with red 

 spot, and yellow at point ; rest black at base, yellow at point : bill and feet 

 red ; eyes dark buff ; wing-feathers, inner web black, outer broadly 

 bordered with green. 



" Length 62 inches, wing 3J, tail 3i, tarse 4 lines, bill 6 lines. 



" This species was first indicated by my son, Mr. Leopold Layard, who 



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