Mcijcr's and Everett's Parrots. 
The Brit. Mus. C;it., Vol. X.X. gives the plumage of 
the young as follows: 
" No yellow b:ui;l oil ilic ciowu; scajjulars iiiul wing coverts edged 
" with green ; the yellow feathers of the bend of wing, and the under 
'■ wing coverts with brown bases; thighs, green; the lower bac'c and the 
" rump, brighter blue and less green ; the lower pai ts decidedly green 
" with no bluish tinge." 
Also the range as follows,: — 
" Habitat, Equatorial Africa fi'om Aby.ssinia to Transvaal on the 
" east, and through t the interior to Benguela, and Damara-Land on the 
" west." 
Evkkktt's P.\1!Rot {Ta?ii/gnathi(s evcretti). The Mu;s. 
Cat. does not (h\scril)e the female plumage. Again, I give, 
the description of the Zoo specimen, which is an adult male. 
Male: The head is bright green; neck and wh/)le 
under-.surface paler-green, lightly washed with yellow, back 
of the neck tinged with brownish; back, and upper tail cov 
erts dark green, witli a distinct blue margin to each feather; 
lower back and rump lufquoise-blue, the centre? of some feathers 
tinged with greenisli; Avings, green; lesser wing-coverts, edged 
with yellowish-green; primary wing-coverts, bluish-green; tail 
above l)riglit green, tipped with yellowish-green, except the-, 
central feather; tail lieneath, bright olive -yellow; beak, red; 
upper man(lil)le, darker than the lower mandilvle; legs and 
feet dark grey; irides bright orange-red. Total length 13 
inches, tail 5. 
Female: Mr. Raynor's specimen is yellowish-green, 
lighter and more yellow beneath, each feather of the upper 
surface being margined with lighter yellow-green, the mar- 
gins on the wing coverts being broader and more distinct;, 
primaries blackish -brown, edged with green; tail grass-green; 
under tail coverts bright yellow; underside of tail yellow - 
green; tail, grass -green; beak, white horn -colour; irides, 
orange-red; legs and feet dark grey. 
Before closing these notes I had better give the menu 
Mr. Raynor's birds thrive so well upon. The birds get plenty 
of fresh air (both indoors and out) and their varied menu in- 
cludes canary, millet, oats, hemp, and sunflower seeds; nuts, 
and such seed heads as marigolds, hard heads, and shepherd's 
purse; they are verj fond of apple-pips. They also, Miienever 
possible, get a fly round the room daily, this exercise (while 
