77(6 Aviaries and Birdu at Benham Valence. !)7 
extends upwards for fully one inch ; irides, brown : bill, Irad- 
colour. Total length to tip of central tail feathers, 13 inches. 
The female lacks the grey (excepting a patch on each 
wing) and red ai-eas of the nr.de, also the yellow band across the 
inter- scapular region and her central tail feathers are fully one 
inch shorter than those of the male. 
Hdhitat: "Celebes, Togian Islands, Siao, and Ronton" 
(B.M.C.). Our esteemed member Mr. K. W. Harper imi)ort('<l a 
female of this species in 11)02, and presented it to the London 
Zoo. Mr. Harper remai-ks in the " Avicultural Magazine," Sept., 
1!)02 : 
" I fed it as T would an African Grey Parrot, viz., on canary seed, 
" hemp, dari, rice in the husk, and millet ; it was particularly fond of canary 
" seed. A bit of Avy biscuit, toast, or crust of bread was always relished ; as 
" were also fruit, such as banana or orange, and a little bit of lettuce now 
" and then I must give the bird a good character by stating that 
" it never made itself a nuisance by continually screaming, as so many badly 
" behaved Parrots do." 
Purple-breasted Parrot {Triclaria cyanogader) -. 
This specimen was exhibited at the Palace Show of February, I'.KW, 
and for some time it was the sole living specimen of its kind in 
flurope, but quite recently one has come into the possession of the 
Berlin Zoo. It is also known as the Violet-bellied and Azure- 
bellied Parrot ; Purple-breasted is surely a misnomer. Purple- 
bellied if not so euphonious is certainly more descriptive. It much 
resembles an P]clectus, but is fully one-third smaller. Its range 
appears to be conhned to S.E. Brazil. The general botiy-colouring 
is lustrous green, with a large i)atcli of violet, suffused with i)ur- 
plish in the centre, on the ai)domen ; the eyes are very beautiful 
and of a rutldy-brown colour. The female lacks the violet ab- 
dominal patch. It was in excellent condition and very tame but 
objected to being handled. 
Short-tailed Parrot {Pachynus brachyunis). This is 
another great rarity, a recent acquisition, and in consequence was 
somewhat rough in feather, so its portrait was not taken ; however, 
as it appeai-s in excellent health, this will soon be remedied in 
such skilled hands. The sexes are alike. The body colouring is 
green, paler and washed with yellowish on the under-surface, tail 
and tail coverts ; crown, bluish-green ; primaries and greater 
coverts, dark green ; secondaries and medium wing-coverts edged 
with yellowish-green : on the lesser wing-coverts is a dark 
