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Cheeks light bhie ; no black band on neck. 



B. occidentalis (North Parrakeet). 



290. Forehead and rump bluish ; cheeks and throat pale rose (colours faint 



in female). P. alexandrce (Alexandra Parrakeet). 



General colour green (male has yellow throat and cap) ; young and 

 female all green, but with cheeks and crown different shade, 

 and often outer tail feathers edged red ; length 16 inches. 



P. barrahandi (Green-Leek Parrakeet). ' "^ 



291. Centre tail feathers broad ; under wing not scarlet . . . . 292 

 Centre tail feathers narrow and long ; under wing scarlet. 



N anodes discolor (Swift-flying Lorikeet). 



292. Outer tail feathers light blue. Psephotus. 293 

 Outer tail feathers yellow (but white in N. bourkei. No. 299). 



Neophema. 299 



293. Forehead blue . . . . . . . . . . . . 294 



Forehead not blue . . . . . . . . . . 295 



294. Under tail coverts all red. 



P. hcematorrhons (Crimson-bellied Parrakeet). 

 Under tail coverts yellow (or touched with red in youth). 



P. xanthorrhoiis (Yellow-vented Parrakeet). 



295. Rump mostly bluish or greenish ; head not uniform in colour 



(female paler in colour) . . . . . . . . 296 



Rump mostly reddish (male) or greenish (female) ; head uniform. 



P. hcematonotiis (Red-backed Parrakeet). 



296. Rump uniform bluish ; frontal band red or yellow . . . . 297 

 Rump mostly greenish or with dull red band ; frontal band green 



or yellow . . . . . . . . . . . . 298 



297. Forehead band and middle wing coverts red. 



P. pidcherrimus (Beautiful Parrakeet). 

 Forehead band and middle wing coverts yellow. 



P. chrysopteryghis (Golden-shouldered Parrakeet). 



298. Rump and forehead greenish (may be female P. chrysopterygius). 



P. dissimilis. 



Rump mostly green ; forehead yellow (female has red mark on 



shoulder). P. multicolor (Many-coloured Parrakeet). 



299. Upper surface green or olive ; abdomen all yellow . . . . 300 

 Upper surface brown ; abdomen rosy ; under tail coverts blue. 



N. bourkei (Bourke Grass-Parrakeet). 



300. Face and forehead blue . . . . . . . . . . 301 



Forehead only blue (or olive like crown in youth) . . . . 302 



301. Chest yellow (male) or light green (female). 



N. pulcliella (Red-shouldered Grass-Parrakeet). 

 Chest scarlet (male) or dark green (female). 



A^. splendida (Scarlet-chested Grass-Parrakeet). 



302. Lores yellow or greenish . . . . . . . . . . 303 



Lores and circle round eye l)lue. A^. petrophila (Rock-Parrakeet). 



303. Lores and abdomen yellow . . . . . . . . . . 304 



Lores greenish ; abdomen with a bright orange spot. 



N. chrysogastra (Orange-bellied Grass-Parrakeet). 



304. All shoulder and wing coverts deep blue. 



N. venusta (Blue-banded Grass-Parrakeet). 



