1. NASITEENA. 143 



Nasiterna geelwinkiana, part., Schley. Mm. P.-B. Psittaci, Revue, p. 71 

 (1874) (specimen from Soek) ; Meyer, Sitzb. d. Isis zu Dread. 1875, 

 p. 76 (partim) ; Finsch, Itoiol. Orn. Misc. i. p. 160 ( J et jun. from 

 Kordo) (1876) ; Becc. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. vii. p. 714 (partim) 

 (1875) ; Rosenb. Zool. Gart. 1878, p. 347 (partim). 



Nasiterna misoriensis, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. vii. p. 909 (1875), 

 x. p. 26, n. 11 (1872) ; id. Orn. Pap. e Mol. i. p. 122 (1880) ; 

 Rchnw. Voyelbild. t. xxv. f. 6 (1878-83) ; id. Journ. f. Orn. 1881, 

 p. 142 ( Consp. Psitt. p. 78) ; Salvad. Mem. R. Ac. Sc. Tor. (2) xl. 

 p. 157 (1889). 



Nasiterna misorensis, Sclat. Ibis, 1876, p. 358 ; Gould, B. of New 

 Gum. pt. vi. pi. 9 (1878). 



Adult male. Green ; head entirely brown, except a yellow spot on 

 the occiput ; a bluish collar scarcely perceptible round the neck ; 

 middle of the breast and abdomen ochre-yellow ; under tail-coverts 

 yellow ; upper wing-coverts black, broadly edged with green ; quills 

 as in N. pygmcea', two centre tail-feathers blue, with the shaft 

 black, the remainder black, with the outer web edged with green 

 towards the base and with blue towards the tip ; at the tip of their 

 inner web there is a yellow spot : bill dusky, rather strong and 

 deep ; feet dusky : " irides orange-red " (Beccari). Total length 

 3'55 inches, wing 2-45 to 2-3, tail 1*2, bill 0-38, tarsus 0-34. 



Female. Green, middle of the underparts greenish yellow ; pileum 

 brown, each feather edged with blue ; cheeks brown, with the 

 edgos of the feathers slightly tinged with blue ; under tail-coverts 

 yellow ; tail and wings as in the male. 



Hob. Misori Islands, Geelvink Bay. 



7. Nasiterna maforensis. 



Nasiterna pygmtea geelwinkiana, part., Schley. Ned. Tijdschr. Dierk. 



iv. p. 7 (1871) ; Rosenb. Reist. naar Geelvinkb. p. 137 (partim) 



(1875). 

 Nasiterna geelwinkiana, part., Schley. Mus. P.-B. Psittaci, Revue, 



p. 71 (1874) (specimens from Mafor) ; Meyer, Sitzsb. d. Isis zu 



Dresd. 1875, p. 76 (partim) ; Rowl. P. Z. S. 1875, p. 470 ; id. Orn. 



Misc. p. 153, pi. xviii. c? ? (1876); Beec. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. vii. 



p. 714 (partim) (1875) ; Rosenb. Zool. Gart. 1878, p. 347 (partim). 

 Nasiterna pygmaea, Rosenb. (nee Q. fy G.) Reist. naar Geelvinkb. 



p. 36 (1875). 

 Nasiterna maf< irensis, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. vii. p. 908 (1875) ; 



Sclat. Ibis, 1876, p. 358; Salvad. 1. c. x. p. 20, n. 12 (1877); 



Gould, B. of New Guin. pt. vi. pi. 8 (1878) ; Salvad. Orn. Pap. e 



Moll p. 124 (1880); Rchnw. Voyelbild. t. xxv. f. 3 (1878-83); 



id. Journ. f. Orn. 1881, p. 142 ( Co'nsp. Psitt. p. 78) ; Salvad. Mem. 



R. Ac. Sc. Tor. (2) xl. p. 157 (1889). 



Adult male. Green, pileum brown, the feathers edged with 

 bright blue ; a pale yellow spot on the occiput, scarcely visible ; 

 cheeks brown, with the edges of the feathers bluish ; throat green- 

 ish brown, the feathers edged with bluish ; middle of the breast 

 and abdomen yellow, with an ochreous tinge ; under tail-coverts 

 lemon-yellow : wings as in N. misoriensis ; two central tail-feathers 



