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Show 1892.] PARROTS IN THE SOCIETY'S GARDENS. 169 Subfam. PAL^EORNITHINiE. 74. Electus pectoralis (Mull.). *75, westermanni Bp. 76. cardinalis (Bodd.). 77. Tanygnathus luzonensis (Linn.). 78. Palceornis torquata (Bodd.). 79. docilis (Vieill.). 80. fasciata (Mull.). 81. eupatria (Linn.). 82. magnirostris Ball. 83. derbianus Fraser. 84. schisticeps Hodgs. *85. Jinschi Hume. 86. Polytelis barrabandi (Swains.). 87. melanura (Vig.). 88. Ptistes erythropterus (Gm.). 89. Aprosmictus cyanopygius (Vieill.). 90. Pyrrhulopsis spdendens (Peale). 91. Loriculus galgulus (Linn.). 92. vernalis (Sparrm.). Subfam. PLATYCERCINJE. 93. Plalycercus elegans (Gm.). 94. Jlaveolus (Gould). *95. mastersianus Ramsay. 96. pallidiceps Vig. 97. eximius (Shaw). 98. barnardi (Lath.). 99. browni (Temm.). 100. semitorquatus (Quoy et Gaim.). 101. zonarius (Shaw). 102. Psephotus multicolor (Brown). 103. hcematonotus Gould. *104. chrysopterygius Gould. 105. Cyanorhamphus unicolor (Vig.). 106. novce-zealandic£ (Gm.). 107. Melopsittacus undulatits (Shaw). 1. NESTOR NOTABILIS. A pair of these birds were presented to us by the Hon. Walter Rothschild, F.Z.S., on Feb. 16th, 1899. They are fed upon ordinary food, and have no meat given to them, as was, at one time, thought to be necessary. They are in excellent health and condition. 9. TRICHOGLOSSUS RUBRITORQUES. Of this beautiful Australian species the four examples, deposited by the Hon. W . Rothschild, F.Z.S., July 27th, 1900, are the first PROC. ZOOL. Soc-1892, V O L . I. No. XII. 12 |