The Green Fniitsiicl~ers. 
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Bangr. Soulhern Oceans; norlli to Madeira. 
Trion arid. VWWY I)()\'E-J'ETKKL. 
L'diujr. Soulliei'ii Ooeians ; luji'lli to Madeira 
(To '?Je CmiSiniti'd) . 
The Green Fruitsuckers 
{Chloropsis aiifl lora). 
Wesley T. Paoe, F.Z.S., M.B.N. U.S. 
{Continued from jxifje 17G). 
TiiK Blue-winged Green Fruitsu( ker (C. hard- 
uuclii). This bec'iutiful species, though long known to avi- 
culture by 0(1(1 specimens, was imported in fair numliers, last 
year, by Mr. W. Fiost, who again, this year brought oA'cr 
a few birds, including two females, these latter being I believe 
the first arrivals in this country. As will be seen from the 
description of its ])hunage, it is equally beautiful and even more 
varied than aurifrons, it also possesses the same characteristics 
and power of mimici'y which make that species an ideal cage 
bird. Its habits and demeanour in a state of nature being 
similar to the preceding species, it would be waste of space 
to re -capitulate them here. 
It is an inhabitant of the S.E. Himalayas, from Nepal 
to Bootan, spreading southwards to the hill ranges of Assam, 
Sylhel and Arrakan; and is found at elevations of from 2,000 
to 4,000 feet. 
Description — Male: Upper parts rich silky green; 
wings and tail violet- or purple- blue, the bend of the wings 
verdigris -blue; sides of face below the eye, throat, and fore- 
neck 'purplish-black; breast rich glossy purple; moustachial 
streaks hyacintli-l>lue; fore-head and border to face mask 
yellow; abdomen and under tail-coverts saffron -yellow; bill 
black; legs and feet plumbeous; irides light brown. Full 
length 7h to 8 inches. 
Female: Differs from the male, she is mosrly green and 
lacks the purple -black throat and neck markings which adorn 
neck purplish -black; breast rich glo.ssy purple; moustachial 
yellow on her underparts not S'O intense and mixed with green. 
As one passes from one species to the other of this 
beautiful genus one realises how difficult it *s to draw com- 
parisons where all are so exquisite, and hardwickii can hold 
{H.L.) 
(H.L) 
