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natives. In a separate case will be seen JV. notadbzlis, 
the “Kea,” a powerful bird, larger, but bearing 
a close resemblance in form to the preceding; 
it is finely coloured, with subdued shades of purple- 
brown, crimson, and orange; like its fellows it has 
a strongly-hooked beak, and appears quite equal to 
the evil habit it has developed of attacking sheep, 
even when alive, and penetrating through the skin 
to internal organs, thus causing the death of the 
animal. Probably the practice of this habit has been 
much exaggerated, but it has doubtlessly pronounced 
the death warrant of the race, which is said to be 
rapidly decreasing in numbers. The third species, 
which will be found under a separate glass shade, 1s 
LVestor productus, the extinct Phillip Island Parrot ; 
this is one of the treasures of the Museum. So 
far as is known with certainty this bird was entirely 
confined to the small island named, adjacent to 
Norfolk Island, but it may be that a JVestor, also 
extinct, formerly found on the larger island was 
identical. 
The next family is that of the Lorikeets, comprising 
a considerable number of genera, and among them 
some of the most richly-coloured birds known. It is 
impossible to refer to them in detail, but one of the 
most singular forms is Coriphilus notata, and one of the 
most beautifully coloured, is Swainson’s Lorikeet. Of 
the Cockatoos, all of which are confined to the 
Australian region, the fine Western Black Cockatoo, 
Caiyplorhyncnus naso, the yellow-cheeked C. funereus, 
and the handsome red-tailed C. danksit, should be 
noticed ; the Ganggang Cockatoo is also a noble bird, 
and the familiar Sulphur-crested Cockatoo will be 
recognised, also the Rose-breasted C. eos. Then 
fo'low the Macaws, conspicuous among which is the 
Great Blue and Yellow Macaw of South America (Ava 
