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7. TRICHOGLOSSUS. _, 



Type. 



Trichoglossus, Tig. § Horsf. Trans. Linn. 



Soc. xv. p. 287 (182G) T. haeinatodes. 



Australasia, Less. Tr. dOrn. p. 209 (1831) T. novas hollandise. 



Range. Australia, Timor group, Celebes, Amboyna group, 

 Papuan Islands, New Hebrides, and New Caledonia. 



Key to the Species. 



I. Quills underneath with a coloured band 



towards the base. 



a. Band towards the base of the quills under- 



neath yellow. 

 «'. Band on the nape greenish yellow. 

 a". Middle of the abdomen not blue. 

 a'". Breast mostly yellow ; occiput 



bright green heematodes, p. 49. 



b'". Breast red. 



a*. Head not entirely blue. 

 a 5 . Breast-feathers red, with no 

 tinge of yellow towards the 

 edges. 

 « 8 . No dark cross bands on the 



breast forsteni, p. 51. 



b e . Breast with dark cross bands. 



a 7 . Dark cross bands on the 



breast much broader and 



very conspicuous cyanogrammus, p. 51. 



b 7 . Dark cross bands on the 

 breast much narrower. 

 a s . Upper partsgrass-green. massena, p. 53. 

 b s . Upper parts olive-green, jlavicans, p. 55. 

 b & . Breast-feathers red, slightly 

 tinged with yellow towards 

 the edges. 

 c 8 . Larger : wing 6 inches ; fore- 

 head and cheeks blue .... nigrogularis, p. 65 

 d e . Smaller : wing 52 inches ; 

 very little blue on the 

 forehead and cheeks .... mitchelli, p. 57. 



6 4 . Head entirely blue ccerukiceps, p. 57. 



b" . Middle of the abdomen blue ; head 



entirely blue nova hollandia, p. 57. 



b'. Band on the nape orange rubritorques, p. GO. 



b. Band towards the base of the quills under- 



neath red roseyibergi, p. Gl . 



II. Quills with no coloured band beneath; cheeks 



and breast red ornatm, p. Gl. 



1. Trichoglossus haematodes. 



The Red-breasted Tarrakeet, Edw. Glean, v. pi. 232 (1758). 

 Psittacus hsmatodus, Linn. Mant. Plant, p. 524 (part.) (1771); 



Lath. Lid. Orn. i. p. 87, n. 17 (svn. emend, et excl. var.) (1790) ; 



Shaw, Nat. Misc. pi. 917 (1809?) (ex Edw.): Vieill. Ene. Mtth. 



