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 453. Aprosmictus cyanopygius cyanopygius. 



PsHlacus cyaiinpDijius Vieillot, Xuiiv. Diet. d'Uist. Nat. vol. x.w. p. '.i'A'J. 1817 ; New South Wales. 



Synon3'm : 



PxlUai-us saqmlatuH Kuhl, Nov. Ad. Pliijs. Acad. Leap. Carol, vol. x. p. 56. 182(J: New South 

 Wales. 



King Parrot. 



Mathews, IlandUst No. 332 (pars). 



Range : New Sonth Wales, t^outh Queensland. 



Noti'. — Aprosmictus in.v<jiiis.'iiitius Gould, Pivc. Zool. Soc. {Loud.) 1874. p. ■")Ihi, 

 I'roio Darling Downs, Queensland, is a hybrid. 



4.)4. Aprosmictus cyanopygius ueglectus subsp. n. 

 Victorian King Parrot. 

 Mathews, Handlist No. 332 (pars). 

 Differs from ^1. c. cyanopijgias in its larger size. 

 Type : Victoria, No. 5930. 

 Range : Victoria. 



455. Aprosmictus cyanopygius minor. 



Alisterus ei/aiiojii/giHs minor Mathews, Nov. Zool. vol. xviii. p. 23. 1911 : Cairns, North Queensland. 



Little King Parrot. 



Mathews, Handlist No. 332 ((lars). 

 Range : North Queensland. 



Genus FLATTCEBCUS. 



Plattjcercns Vigors and Horsfield, Tranx. Linn. Sor. {I,<iiiil.) vol. xv. p. 278. 1826. 



Type (by orig. desig.) : P. elegans (Ginelin). 



456. Platycercus elegans elegans. 



Palltaaoi elegans Gmelin, Si/st. Nat. p. .318. 178H : New South Wales. 



Synonyms : 

 Psittacus i>enimntii Latham, Index Ornith. vol. i. p. 90. 1790: New South -Wales. 

 Psitlaciis gloriuxus Shaw, Nat. iriscell. vol. ii. pi. .5!. 1791 : New South Wales. 

 Paitlocim xplendidiis Shaw, Lever J/«.i. pt. i. p. 27 pi. 7. 1792 : New South Wales. 



Crimson Parrot. 



Matiiews, Handlist No. 334 (pars). 



Range : South Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria. 



457. Platycercus elegans nigrescens. 



Plali/cercun jjennaitlii va,r. nigrcsi-ens Ramsay, Tab. Li^t .lu.ilr. Birds p. Si. 1888: Bellendeu Ker, 

 Queensland. 



Northern Crimson Parrot. 

 Mathews, llandli.<it No. 335. 

 Range : North Queensland. 



