98 N. Wharton-Tigar—Notes from the London Zoo


St. Vincent, West Indies. This and the preceding variety are said

to be almost extinct, and are exceedingly rare.


In another large aviary cage there are a pair of the Mealy Parrot

[Amazona farinosa), British Guiana. Another large variety, soft

green in colour as if powdered, the cock has a yellow frontal patch,

eye rich brown, with white surround.


To return to the smaller varieties, Lesson’s Parrot [Amazona lilacina),

Ecuador, a lovely colour on head. Next to this the Festive [Amazona

festiva), East Peru, comparatively dull looking, and Bodin’s Parrot,

a rare new acquisition from Venezuela, with a beautiful red frontal band,

soft powder-blue cheeks, and very tame. Next, a pair of Orange¬

winged [Amazona amazonica), from Colombia ; and the good talking

variety, the Golden-naped [Amazona auripalliata), Central America :

and lastly of this group there are the very recent additions, the Yellow¬

shouldered [Amazona ochroptera), Venezuela ; the Yellow-cheeked

[Amazona autumnalis), very beautiful, from Mexico ; and the Panama

Parrot [Amazona ochrocephala panamensis).


Belonging to quite a different group is an example of the Hawk-

headed Parrot [Deroptyus accipitrinus), a beautiful little Parrot, with

feathers round the neck, which it can raise like a collarette.


At the far end of the House are to be found many fine examples

of the well-known Grey Parrot [Psittacus erithacus). from West Africa,

and two examples of the Timneh Parrot [P. timneh), West Africa.


Other African varieties housed here include the Brown-necked

Parrot from Rhodesia [Poecephalus fuscicollis), very hard to establish

when first imported. Jardine’s Parrot [Poecephalus gulielmi), West

Africa, a lovely little Parrot, reddish-orange forehead and vivid green

wings speckled with black, tail also black. A very rare bird this, and

even more so are the lovely pair of an allied species from the Aberdare

Mountains, the Masai Red-headed Parrot [Poecephalus gulielmi

masaicus), and to conclude, I will mention two gems from the East,

the very tiny and rare Blue-rumped Parrot [Psittinus cyanuros), Malay

States ; there are two cocks and a hen. In the cock the head is a soft

blue grey, merging to almost black on back, wings green mottled

with black, tail very light green ; the hen is duller altogether, and

from Celebes the Racket-tailed Parrot [Prioniturus platurus), a most



