shelled egg in the ovarium pfla female I dissected ontjjie sixtb^j&pjjpber) euaj>ta me to state that, Use
those of the «‘her members Qftjl,e Family, they are; perfectly white.
The only part o f New South Wales in ghicly I have observed them wafoiSthe fine estate of YarruncJi,
in the district of the .Unphf^Hmitey, they peraodically
pass through his estate during the months of February
In its actions and manners <Wis-closely allied to*the. true 'lYicKovijjfii^ but differs from ,them iii^syintt^few
gartiQulys^wJugh ye-more jerceptihle in- captav^-tha n in - a ^tafe of nature i'i ty. J ^ ‘ap^jgr th,e^j^ky
smell nor the 'jumping motions of Trtchtfglossus concinnus, and is much more cleanly in jts habit s than that
species. *■- .V ,r h - ' r-rrfX f} /■■h:'* M jS | W&Bt r—.*-~,rr
- Thoughim.jts. s’tyle of- colouring.»d^ffjjs: more lengthened and slender-tnil i | is.JheauliEully intermediate
between the Grass Parrakeets and the Trichoglossi, still I have never observed’ itsto alight upon the ground,
or-elsewhere than among ^ .b ra n ch e s, and it undoubtedly must bt> placed. with^the' latter group,
~ The sexes are very*similar imcnlrnffiShut the female may alwayshhe^te^^^pdifirpin' her m atehy being
much smaller igv'^m and lessbrjUiantin all her markings. ■ The young a t ^ garly age assume the plumage
-q'f the adult, after which they uM e tgoSao change.
Facp, gggrlet, with .a spot of.yeilow at the g ap e; crown of the head d<mp-hhie<e^airthe- upper and under
surface, gteen, .tihe latter being somewhat the lightest; shoulders, under wing- and under tad-epverts
scarlet; secondaries anddwing-pQK^tfi htaJjugSSen j primaries, xlegp blackish »blue, finely, margined with
yellow; tail deep blue, rtogeffwith red, passing into blackt at - ^ ^ Texa8mdy;it^ y s rich hazel-yellow;
feet flesh-brown; hill horn-colour.
The figures ye- n/rth e’ n at u ral size.