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PSITTACIN.E. The number of this already so numerous a 

 division of Birds, is constantly increasing. 



Psittaeus (Platycercus) hypophonms, from Gilobo, and Ps. (Psittacuki) stiff, 

 matus, from Celebes (S. Miiller and Schlegel, Verhandel. Land-en Volkenk, 

 p. 181). Calyptorhynchus macrorliynclius. aud Cacatua sanguined, from Aus- 

 tralia, by Gould. (Ann. xii, p. 65). In the 'Birds of Australia' Gould has 

 figured Cacatua galerita, Lath., Leadbcateri, Wagl., and sanguinea, Gould, 

 Trichofflossus cMorolepidotus, Kuhl (part 10) ; Platycercus semitor^ttatus, 

 Quay, Baueri, Temm., and Barnardi, Vig. (part 11) ; Trichoglossus conciiums, 

 Shaw, and pusillus, Lath, (part 13). Coryphilus Dry as, Gould, from the 

 Marquesas Islands. (Sulph. p. 44, tab. xxvi.) 



In the ' Isis' (p. 257) mention is made of a very intelligent Parrot. 



COLUMBINE. 



Although Wagler, who was not otherwise averse to the 

 separation of genera, included all under a single genus, later 

 Ornithologists have hatched a host of genera for themselves. 

 Two such wholly untenable genera have been again insti- 

 tuted by Gould, Geophaps and Ocyphaps. (Ann. xi, p. 146.) 



(a) Geophaps. "Rostrum perbreve et robustum. Oculi cute deuudata 

 circumdati. Alee perbreves et rotuiidata?, apicibus latis. Tarsi mediocres 

 digilis longiores. Digit us iuteruus paululum caeteris longior." To this be- 

 longs G. plumifera, new species. (b) Ocyphaps. " Caput crista occipital] 

 elougata. Alec paulo breves, remige tertia gradatim ad apicem coarctata. 

 Cauda mediocriter elongata et rotuudata. Tarsi et digitus intermetlius eadem 

 longitudiuc. Digitus iuteruus externo brevior." Typus C. lophotes. 



Gould has figured in the ' Birds of Australia,' among the Pigeons, Petro- 

 phassa allipennis, Gould (part 10) ; Carpophaga leucomela, Temm., and 

 luctuosa, Temm. (part 12) ; Ocyphaps lophotes, Temm., Peristera chalcoptera, 

 Lath., and elcyans, Temm., Chalcopluips chrysochlora, Wagl., Leucosarcia 

 pica/a, Lath, (part 13). Some Peruvian species have been described by 

 Tschudi, in these 'Archives' (p. 385) : Columba gracilis, meloda, andfrenata. 



With respect to his Columba ceesia, and luyubris, both of which, it is said, 

 should be regarded as distinct species from C. Turtur, and which have been 

 found in Alsatia, Landbeck has adduced notices by his father (Isis, p. 601), 

 which do not, however, afford sufficient ground for a correct judgment. It 

 is remarkable nothing further should have been heard of these pretended spe- 

 cies, although, as Birds of passage, they must have presented themselves also 

 elsewhere, for Brehm's C. dubia can, only very doubtfully, be referred to 

 C. ceesia. 



