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RED-CHEEKED NYMPHICCJS. 
Nymphicus Nova Hollandia Wagler. 
.plate XXX. 
Nymphicus Nov® Hollandi®, Way. Mon.Psitt. in Abhand., 
<|c., j). 490 and 522 Psitticus Nova: Holland:®, Latham, 
Ind. Orn. i. 102, sp. 39. — Leptolophus auricomis, Swain- 
son's 2d Ser. Ulus Crested Parakeet, Lath. Syn. i.p. 250, 
51 — Calopsitta Guy, Less. III. Zool. vol. iii. 2 Bp. pi. 1 12. 
Female. 
Though clothed in plain and unassuming plumage, 
as compared with many of its brilliant-coloured as- 
sociates, the subject of our plate is not without its 
attractions, its elegant crest contributing to increase 
the beauty of its contour, which in other respects is 
equal to that of any species we have previously de- 
scribed. Its habitB are said to resemble those of the 
other Platycercinae, with which its structure also ac- 
cords, the elongation of the tarsi and toes giving it 
the same freedom of action upon the ground, where 
it usually seeks and obtains its food. It does not 
appear to be a numerous species, as few specimens 
have yet found their way into our museums, and no 
detailed account of its natural history have hitherto 
been recorded. It is a native of New Holland, but 
