. Illustrations of ornithology . nd shoulders, having the base ofthe feathers nearly black : the forehead, extending back nearly in a linewith the eyes bright crimson, shaded into a yellowish tinge, as it mellowsinto the green of the upper parts ; the throat, cheeks, and auriculars palesulphur-yellow, also blending into the green of the body ; the breast of apaler and brown tinge, shading into very bright crimson on the otherlower parts : the outer webs of the quills are pale purplish blue. PLATYCERCUS STANLEYII. Our specimen remained for several weeks after its arrival at the roomsof the Zool
. Illustrations of ornithology . nd shoulders, having the base ofthe feathers nearly black : the forehead, extending back nearly in a linewith the eyes bright crimson, shaded into a yellowish tinge, as it mellowsinto the green of the upper parts ; the throat, cheeks, and auriculars palesulphur-yellow, also blending into the green of the body ; the breast of apaler and brown tinge, shading into very bright crimson on the otherlower parts : the outer webs of the quills are pale purplish blue. PLATYCERCUS STANLEYII. Our specimen remained for several weeks after its arrival at the roomsof the Zoological Society, Bruton Street, and we had frequent opportuni-tise of observing it. It was remarkable for its docility and great activity,showing a power and freedom in the use of its limbs peculiar to those groupswhich continue much on the ground. The motions in the cage, and fromperch to perch, resembled more those (particularly the hop) of the Frin-gillidce or the Piece, than the scansorial movements of the true Parrots. 10 /3^ytu^t£>^/^iCd a^La/U^. 109.
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