A Trichoglossus x Lorius Hi/brid. 
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It is my umrntiou to see theac three lovely birds — 
Bessie, Jack, and lleggie— arrayed side by side at the forth- 
coming Crystal Palace Show, where I feel sure they will 
worthily exemplify the beauties of their delightful genus, 
and charm all true lovers of what is certainly the most won- 
derful of all the avian tribe inhabiting this fair earth — to 
wit the noble family of Parrots. 
A Trichoglossus x Lorius Hybrid 
By Mrs. E. A. H. Haktlky. 
Being a candidate for the Society's Medal, I am told, 
an account of the birds, for which I make my claim, is a 
part of the conditions. 
Had they been pure bred I should have written this 
with a greater amount of interest, for I object to crossing 
as an interference with Nature, which should be avoided if 
possible, but one cannot always arrange these things. 
Swainson's Lorikeet {Trichoglossus novce-hollandioc) 
otherwise the " Blue Mountain," has bred before in confine- 
ment, but there is no instance of the Chattering Lory {Lorius 
garrulus) having done so, according to our Editor's list. These 
young ones are a cross between the two, and not to the ad- 
vantage of either, I should say, but then "I take a prei- 
judiced view. However, they are pronounced a very hand- 
some pair, and I will proceed to a description since Mr. 
Page seems to think it will be of interest. They are already 
larger than their- father, the " Blue Mountain," though they 
only feft the nest a few days ago, being more the size and 
robust build of their Mother Garrulus, who, by the way, 
celebrated the occasion by immediately slaying a fa- 
vourite old cock King -neck, the only other occupant of the 
enclosure. They are alike in plumage, the whole of the crown 
extending to the line of the eye is purple, each little feather 
having a golden tip, and as these purple teathers extend 
further down the back of the neck, each has a green tip, 
which gives a bronze hue to the whole. The back and wings 
are green, the latter lacking at present, anyway, the beautiful 
yellow shoulders of the mother. The tail is green and pointed 
like the male parent, but very diilerent to that of the female, 
