5. LICMETIS. 



133 



Plissolophus roseicapillus, Rchnw. Journ.f. Orn. 1881, p. 26 {Consp. 

 Psitt. p. 26). 



Adult. Crown of the head pale rosy white ; upper surface grey, 

 deepening into hrown at the extremity of the quills, and becoming 

 nearly white on the rump and upper tail-coverts ; neck, all the 

 under surface from below the eyes and smaller under wing-coverts, 

 rich deep rosy red; under tail-coverts grey; tail grey, darker 

 below : irides rich deep rosy red ; orbits brick-red ; bill white ; feet 

 nearly dark brown. Total length 14 inches, wing 104-9-7, tail 5-2, 

 bill 1 : 05, tarsus 0-85. 



Hah. Australia. 



Gould states that the birds from New South Wales differ from 

 those of the North Coast, being larger, and having the bare skin 

 round the eyes more extended, and the rosy colour of the breast 

 and the grey colouring of the back darker. 



a. Ad. sk. 



b. Ad. st. 



c. Ad. sk. 



d. e. Ad. sk. 

 f, </. Ad. sk. 

 h-k. Ad. sk. 

 /. Ad. sk. 

 m. Ad. sk. 



n. ? Skeleton. 



Australia. 



Interior of S. Australia. 



S. Australia. 



NAY. Australia. 



N.W. Australia. 



Australia. 



Australia. 



Australian Mus. rp.]. 

 Capt. Start fP.l." 

 Capt. Sturt [P.]. 

 Gregory's Exped. 

 J.R.Ekey,Eaq.[T.l. 

 Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 Goidd Coll. 



5. LICMETIS. 

 Licmetis, Wagl. Mon. Psitt. p. 505 (1832) 

 Range. Confined to Australia. 



Type. 

 L. uasica. 



Key to the Species. 



a. Smaller ; naked skin round the eyes smaller, light 



blue nasiea, p. 133. 



h. Larger ; naked skin round the eyes broader and 



darker, of a blue-lead colour pastinator, p. 134. 



1. Licmetis nasiea. 



Psittacus nasicus, Temm. Trans. Linn. Soe. xiii. p. 116 (1819); id. 



VI. Col. 331 tlivr. 66, 1826); Voigt, Cm. Uebers. p. 738 (1831) ; 



Temm. Tub/. Mith. p. -V, ( [s.-;<)). 

 Psittacus teuuirostris, Knhl, Consp. Psitt. pp. 12, 88 (1820) ; Thienem. 



/'- rtpflanz. d. ges. Vog. p. 79 ( 1846). 

 Long-nosed Cockatoo, Lath. Gen. Hist. ii. p. 205 (1822). 

 Plyctolophus tenuirostris, Steph. Gen. Zool. xiv. p. 108 (1826). 

 Cacatua nasicus, Less. Man. d'Orn. ii. p. \A-\ (1828). 

 Cacatua nasiea, Less. Tr.d'Orn. p. 183 (1831) ; ScMeg. Mus. P.-B. 



Psittaci, p. 146 (1864) ; id. Mus. P.-B. Psittaci, Eevue, p. 67 



(1874). 



