PLATYCERCUS STANLEYII. 



Our specimen remained for several weeks after its arrival at the rooms 

 of the Zoological Society, Bruton Street, and we had frequent opportuni- 

 tise of observing it. It was remarkable for its docility and great activity, 

 showing a power and freedom in the use of its limbs peculiar to those groups 

 which continue much on the ground. The motions in the cage, and from 

 perch to perch, resembled more those (particularly the hop) of the Frin- 

 gillidce or the Piece, than the scansorial movements of the true Parrots. 



