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altitude of about 6,000 feet. This locality, above Olinda, was 

 somewhere near the place where the bird was found by Palmer. 



Those seen by me were mostly in pairs and probably were nest- 

 ing, so that I did not molest them. They were usually feeding 

 upon grass seeds on the edges of the forest, and when alarmed 

 immediately took refuge in its depths. Mr. H. P. Baldwin has 

 a small patch of corn at Olinda, and I was told that when this 

 was in the ear the parrots visited the patch in great numbers to 

 feed upon the ripening ears. 



With reference to the origin of these wild parrots, I am in- 

 formed that they came from a pair which were liberated years 

 ago at Ulupalakua, East Maui, by Captain Makee. The pair re- 

 mained near the premises for a long time, until in fact they had 

 reared a young one, when they left. 



This parrot is a native of eastern Australia. 



Description. — Adult. Head pale yellow; cheeks white, bordered below 

 with blue; feathers of the nape, back and scapulars black, broadly mar- 

 gined with gamboge-yellow; rump feathers and upper tail-coverts very 

 pale greenish blue with the bases black; under surface bluish, each 

 feather fringed with black; under tail-coverts scarlet; wings blue. Length 

 about 13 inches. (Salvador!.) 



COLUMBID^. DOVE AND PIGEON FAMILY. 



Turtur chinensis (Scop.). Chinese Turtle Dove. 



Introduced a number of years ago and now more or less abund- 

 ant on all the islands. This dove is partial to a dry climate, and 

 hence does not thrive and multiply on the windward side of Ha- 

 waii and the other islands as it does in the less rainy sections. In 

 some localities doves are exceedingly numerous, and are much 

 sought after by sportsmen. They are found in the mountains to 

 an altitude of at least 6,000 feet. 



Description. — Adult. Upper parts generally light brown; hind neck 

 black with white spotting ; occiput bluish gray ; outer tail-feathers broadly 

 tipped with white. Length 12-13 inches. 



