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J'isits to Members' Ainarics. 
Icucocephala ■ " Green, the feathers edged with black; cheeks and 
tliroat rosv-rcd ; ear-coverts black; abdomen dull red, with the edges of 
the feathers green; under tail-coverts ycliowish green; bastard-wing, 
])rimary-coverts, and outer edges of the quills blue ; smaller under wing- 
coverts green, the greater ones and with the inner webs of the quills below 
verditer-blue ; tail above green, with the inner webs of the lateral feathers 
yellowish green towards the tips and red at the bases ; outer web of the 
outer tail-feathers blue ; bill and cere whitish ; feet flesh-colour ; iris 
brownish-yellow. Total length I3in." 
caveiiiiciisis : " Resembles Icucocephala, but differs from that species 
greatly in the markings of throat and head ; forehead dull yellowish-white, 
not reaching the eye ; feathers of the head bluish-green, tipped and edged 
with dull black ; cheeks bright crimson red, the feathers broadly edged with 
yellow ; under parts bluish-green, marked with dull red on the sides and 
belly ; the feathers of the breast and belly edged with dull black ; quills 
heavily edged with blue on the outer webs, iimer webs dark brown; tail 
yellowish-green, the outer web of outer feathers pale blue, the basal portion 
of inner webs heavily marked with dark red. Total length iiin." 
bahamensis : " The Bahama bird differs from Icucocephala by 
showing very little red on the belly, sometimes nearly absent ; more red 
on the crissum and under wing-coverts ( ! ) ; tail bluish-green, the red 
markings shown only on the two outer feathers (Cory)." 
Mr. L. Bonhote brought home, some years ago, quite a 
few of the Bahama birds, inckiding more than one true pair. 
He kept some of these several years, but, though nesting 
attempts were made, no young were reared. The birds were 
kept out of doors all the year round. 
Crimson-wing Parrakeets {Piistes crythropterus) : 
This beautiful species rivals the King Parrakeet in regal colour- 
ation, and like the latter the plumage of the sexes is distinct. 
Adult male: The main colouration is green, washed 
with yellowish on the under-surface ; crown and nape verditer- 
green ; scapulars and upper back black ; lower back and rump 
deep rich blue ; wing-coverts fiery crimson, yellow at the base of 
the feathers ; primaries and inner secondaries deep green, the 
outer secondaries blackish with green margins; edge of wing 
green, with a few black feathers below the bend of the wing; 
tail above dark green, with yellow tips and reddish margins; the 
tail below is dark brown, with yellow tips to the feathers; irides 
flame-colour; bill orange-scarlet; feet olive-brown. 
Adult female: Main colouration dull green, with the 
under-surface yellowish green; some red on the wing-coverts, 
forming a wing bar; rump blue; lateral tail-feathers with pink 
margins; irides olive-brown; bill pale horn-colour. 
