LONG-BILLED PARROT. 
Adult. Back and scapulars whitish-grey, each feather margined with brownish-black, producing 
a scaled appearance ; rump and upper tail-coverts crimson-red, narrowly margined with 
dull brown ; primaries above blackish-brown, beneath glossy blackish-brown at the 
extremity, with the basal half golden peach-colour, barred with dull grey; upper-surface 
of the tail blackish-brown glossed with dull olive-green ; under-surface of the tail blackish- 
brown, toothed on the inner web towards the basal half with vinous-red; feathers on 
the sides of the head long and pointed and of a dull carmine ; cheeks golden-yellow; 
chin devoid of feathers ; sides of neck, fore-neck, chest and breast vinous-grey, each 
feather margined with greyish-black and with a submarginal band of golden-yellow; 
upper breast dull golden-white ; abdomen, sides of the body, flanks, thighs and under 
tail-coverts carmine faintly tipped with yellow. Total length about 380 mm.: culmen 
44, w T ing 253, tail 143, tarsus 35 (Brit. Mus. B.). 
Adult. Similar to the above, but the under-surface of the tail reddish-buff on the basal two- 
thirds with obscure bars of brownish grey and the terminal portion greyish-brown; the 
feathers of the face pointed and of a dull carmine. Total length about 370 mm.: culmen 
53, w r ing 256, tail 136, tarsus 36. Figured (large figure). 
Immature. Scapulars and upper back dull brownish-grey, each feather broadly margined with 
dull black ; lower back and rump dull crimson-red ; lesser, greater and median wing- 
coverts greyish-brown, the median-coverts tipped with yellowish-white; primary- 
quills above blackish-brown, slightly glossy below, blackish-brown on the terminal half, 
the basal half being rich apricot-colour broadly toothed with greyish-brown; upper- 
surface of the tail uniform blackish-brown, under surface blackish-brown on the terminal 
half and with the basal half margined on the inner web with vinous-pink (not toothed as 
in the adult) ; cheeks reddish-brown ; chin naked ; throat golden-orange with the shafts 
whitish ; fore-neck dark grey, bordered with golden-yellow ; chest and breast golden- 
yellow ; abdomen, sides of the body, flanks, thighs and under tail-coverts dull carmine; 
under wing-coverts and axillaries golden-yellow, brighter towards the inner margin. Total 
length about 375 mm. : culmen damaged (43), wing 252, tail 132, tarsus 34. Figured 
(small figure). 
This bird, from the Liverpool Museum, is supposed to be norfolcensis of Pelzeln, who described 
it, on account of its extraordinary bill. This and the next were kindly lent me for 
comparison by Dr. Simpson of the above Museum. They 7 are from the collection of the 
late Canon H. B. Tristram. 
Another skin is similar to the above, but the under-surface of the tail is blackish-brown, 
toothed on the inner web, towards the basal half, with reddish-pink. Culmen 51 mm., 
wing 259, tail 149, tarsus 35. 
I have had a drawing made from Pelzeln’s figure to show the formation 
of the bill. 
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