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cal direction, ami also outwardly in lateral curves ; it would be 
interestinji to know to what extent this is carried on, i.e., is it 
merely u casual i)ractice or a regular habit ? 
I certainly hope Mr. W. Goodfellow will later supplement 
these notes, with some details of their demeanour and characteris- 
tics in their native wilds. 
In conclusion : I had better quote the description of the 
other two species of this genus, so that if any individuals leak 
through, meml)ers may be able to recognise them. 
C. iKipiif PAPOUAN LORY. 
" Aiii'i. i' ]\Ialf, : Cariniiie ; back and wings, dark green ; vertex with 
" a blue cross band and another behind; a black band also on the nape; 
" rump, red on the sides, blue along the middle ; the long u])per tail coverts 
" green ; sides of the breast and flanks, yellow ; middle of tlie abdomen and 
" thighs black ; under wing coverts, red ; quills l^lack underneath ; middle 
" tail-feathers, dark green, yellowish-red towards the ti]) ; lateral tail-feathers, 
"yellow at tlie ti]), red at the base of the inner web, and green at the outer 
"edge; bill, orange-red; feet, orange; iris, yellow. Hab. X.W. Xew 
Guinea." (B.M.C., Vol. xx). 
C. J'lsep/iiinr. 
Adi' i/r Mafj; : Carmine; t)ack and wings, green; on the occiput a 
" large spot dark i)uri>le-blue. becoming black lower down ; a spot on the 
"middle of the ujiper tail-covtrts. dull blue; middle of the abdomen and 
" thighs, purple-black ; above t lie thighs some yellow streaks; tail-feathers 
" red. with the tip yellow, the lateral ones more or less dull green in the 
"middle; bill, red; feet iris, orange. Hab. X.W. New Guinea." (B.M.C. 
Vol. xx). 
Turtle X Barbary Hybrid Doves. 
By T. H. Newman, F.Z.S., M.IS.O.U. 
In Bird Xofrs, for November, T.H)9, there is a letter from 
the Rev. J. M. Paterson, recording the fact of the fertility of a 
Turtle and Rarbary hybrid, and our Editor asked me to supply a 
few notes on this subject. I regret that aljsence from home has 
prevented me looking up my noti'S before now. 
1 have had in all six specimens of this particular cross, 
tliou'^li 1 did not brei'd any of them myself, I believe they were 
all bred from male common Turtle doves ( TnrI iir /ifr/ its), und Bar- 
li n'y-ilove bens ( 7' risorius) and were the produce of tiii'ei' different 
piirs of birds. 
I |)rocui'e(l my lirst bird in March, I'.IOl, it was a cock, and 
m;it(!d the following June to a Barbary hen. Five young were 
