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Consequeutly the date for Lcptolophus Swaiuson, at the latest, is 1833, and it 

 has thus clear priority over Calopsitla. 



It may be as well to note that Wagler, in the Abhandl. Ak Wi&semch. 

 Miliicfien, i. p. 400, proposed Xj/mpliicm, and included therenmler two species, 

 hisetin&wA nomehollnndiae. This paper is dated 1832, and as I have shown above 

 was jiublislied about that date. In the Lint Genera Birds, p. 51, 1840, Gray 

 typifies this genus by noraehoUandiae, and it would seem that another conflicting 

 element was to be introduced. Reference to Wagler's paper, however, shows that 

 the genus was based on bisetis; noviehollandiae being included from literature 

 only, Wagler carefully noting, " Non vidi." Under these circumstances I would 

 admit the abrogation of Gray's type designation and the retention of Nympkicus for 

 the bisetis group. 



While noting these Parrakeet names it is of interest to point out that 

 1 hiay ptilus of Wagler (to', cit. p. 5o2) is retained in the Cat. Birds xx. jt. 385, in 

 preference to Fsittrickas Lesson, while when Wagler introduced his genus he 

 pointed out that he had been auticijiated in publication by Lesson with Psittrichas, 

 and it is this note that gives ns some idea of the date of publication of Wagler's 

 paper. 



As a synonym of Psiltaciis pecquetii Less., Ball, des Sci. Sat. xxv. p. 241, 

 Juin 1831, Salvador! i^uotes Banksiaiws falyidtis Lesson, Traitc d'Oni. p. 181, 1831 

 (type examined). 



I havesliown that this part of the Traitc d'Om. was published in 183i.» ; hence a 

 double change is necessary, and the bird called Dasi/ptilus pecquetii Lesson must 

 bear the name Fsittrickas fulgidus Lesson. 



Page 47 : Species 327. L. auricomis Swainsou, Zool. ll/iis. llnd Ser. pi. 1 12 (1832-3) 

 replaces L. uoeaekollandiue Gmeliu, Si/st. Sat. XUlth Ed. 1788. 

 p. 328, not p. 316. 

 „ 48 : Si)ecies 328. P. swainsonii Desmarest, Diet. 8c. Nat. xxxix. p. 39 (1820) 



replaces P. barrabandi Swainson, 1821 (nee Kuhl, 1820). 

 „ „ Genus (JXO. xiprosmictus Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. Loud., 1842, p. Ill 



replaces Ptistes Gould, Handbook Birds Austr. ii. p. 37, 18G5. 

 ,, „ Genus CXCI. Alisterus nom. nov. 



replaces Aprosmicttis Gould, 1805, not 1842. 

 When Gould introduced his genus Aprosmictas he stated "Types Plati/cercas 

 scapulatus and eri/t/wopterus." When Gra)', in the Cat. Gen. Birds, 1855, 

 designated types he selected the latter, and of course against this there can be 

 no objection. However, in 1805 Gould proposed a new name for the enjthroptcras 

 group, and restricted Aprosmicttis to the scapulatus group. This misuse of the 

 names was carefully noted by Gray in the IPxndl. Gen. Sp. Birds B. M. 187U, 

 who, as sections of Plati/cercus, gave 



p. 138 : tj. Aprosmictas Gould, 1642. 



Synonym I'tistes Gould, lS05. 



p. 139: //. > 



Synonym Aprosmictas Gould, IsOo. 

 Yet, in the Cat. Birds, vol. xx., apparently following Gould, Salvadori retained 

 p. 4^1 : Ptistes. Type P. enjthropterus. 



p. 4s5 : Aprosmictas. ,, A. cijanoptjijias. 



As Grab's action settled the mutter, there is no other course open save the 



