2(y 
AVES. 
tail-covers, black ; rest of the body, wiHgs, and tail, chesmit ; beak 
lead colour. 
Young birds are ashy brown. 
Length, 4| inches. 
„ of bill from gape, 5 lines. 
of bill from front, 6 lines. 
„ of wings, 3 inchek 
„ of tail, 1 inch 4 lines. 
„ of tarsus, 6|- lines. 
,, of middle toe, 9 lines. 
„ of hallux, 7 liaes.- 
Tn Labuan, which is comparatively but little cleared and 
cultivated, this pretty' Finch is rare ; on the main-land of 
Borneo, however, it is a very common species, and immense 
flocks of them assemble and often clear a paddy-field in a 
single day ; when feeding tliey are never still for a moment, 
and it is very amusing to watch them hanging on the leaves 
and stalks of the grass in every possible direction. Their 
nests, one of which is figured in the accompanying plate, are 
built in long grass by the sides of streams. 
Order Scansorea. 
Fain. Psittacidae. 
Siib-fam. Pezoporiuae. 
Gen, Palseornis. 
Paheornis Malaccensia (Vig., Zoo]. Journ. 1825). 
Malacca Ring Parakeet (Selby, Nat. Lib.). 
Crown of the head green ; from the bill a broad band of a salmon- 
red colour passes under each eye, and covers the nape, where it 
assumes a tinge of delicate lilac colour ; below this again on either 
side a black band extends from the lower mandible to the side of the 
neck, where it terminates. Body •, below, light yellow green, above, 
light blue green, rump light blue, tail-covers bright green. Wings ; 
scapularies, and covers bright green, quills, inner webs dusky black, 
very narrowly edged with yellowish white, the outer webs blue 
edged with green ; the outer quill is all black. ^Tail ; blueish green 
above, dull yellow below; the two centre feathers grayish blue. 
When fresh, the beak is scarlet and the irides verdigris green. 
The long centre feathers are wanting in the youngof the year. 
Length, about 1 7 inches. 
„ of bill from gape, 9 lines. 
„ of bill from front, 11 lines. 
„ of wings, inches. 
„ of tail, lOI’ inches. 
