2G. pyocephalus. :'>71 



LO. Pceocephalus senegalus. 



Psittacula senegalensis, Briss. Orn. iv. p. 400, pi. xxiv. f. 2 (1760). 

 Psittacus senegalus, Linn. S. X. i. p. 14ft, n. 43 (1766) (ex Brisson) ; 

 Gm, S. N. i. p. 347, n. 43 (178*); Lath. Ind. Orn. i. p. 128, 

 n. 138 (1790): Shaw, Gen. Zool. viii. 2, p. 544 (1811); VieiU. 

 X. L). xxv. p. 316 (1817); AW//. Consp. Psitt. p. 82 (1820) ; VieiU. 

 Enc. Meth. iii. p. 1368 (1823); Steph. Gen. Zool. xiv. 1, p. 107 

 (1826) ; Voifft, Cur. Uebers. p. 743 (1831); Less. Tr. ePOrn. p. 200 

 (1831); Halm, Om. At/., Papag. p. 49, t. 33 (1835); G. R. Gr. 

 Gen. B. ii. p. 421, n. 3 (1846) ; Hartl. Syst. Orn. W.-Afr. p. 168 

 (1857); G. R. Gr. List Psitt. Brit. Mus. p. 69 (1859); Marti. 

 Journ. f. Orn. 1861, p. 262; Schley. Mus. P.-B. Psittaci, p. 35 

 (1864); Sharpe, Cat. Afr. B. p. 19 (1871); Schleg. Mas. P.-B. 

 Psittaci, Revue, p. 9 (1874); Ussher, Ibis, 1874, p. 56 (Gold 

 Coast) ; llartl. Journ. f. Orn. 1879, p. 189. 

 Petite Perruche du Senegal, UAitbent. PI. Enl. 288. 

 Perroquet a tete grise, Buff. Hist. Nat. Ois. vi. p. 123 (1779); 



Levaill. Pen: pis. 116 (tf), 117 (<5), 118 (var.) (1805). 

 Senegal Parrot, Lath. 8yn. i. p. 307 (1781) ; id. Gen. Hist. ii. p. 258 



(1822). 

 Pionus senegalus, Waal. Mon. Psitt. p. 612 (1832); Hartl. Syst. 



Verz. Ges. Mas. p. 87 (1844). 

 Poicephalus senegalensis, Sw. Class. B. ii. p. 301 (1837). 

 Psittacus senegalensis, Sw. B. of W. Afr. ii. p. 176 (1837) ; Brehm, 



Mon. d. Papag. t. 62. 

 Pyocephalus senejnilus, Hartl. Journ. f. Orn. 1854, p. 194; Bolle, 



J>„rn. f. Orn. 1856, p. 170. 

 Pceocephalus senegalus, Bp. Rev. et May. de Zool. 1854, p. 154, 

 n. 215 : Sousa, Mus. Nac. Lis/). Psittaci, p. 20 (1869) ; Rchnw. 

 Voyelbild. t. vii. f. 2 (1878-83) ; id. Journ. f. Orn. 1881, p. 384 

 (Consp. Psitt. p. 221) : Salvin, Cat. B. Strickl. Coll. y. 463 (1882); 

 Sclat. List Vert. An. 8th ed. p. 337 (1883) ; Sclat. P. Z. S. 1886, 

 p. 31 ; Hartert, Journ. f. Om. 1886, p. 598. 

 Pceocephalus senegalensis, Souance, Rev. et May. de Zool. 1856, 



p. 216; Garrod, P. Z. S. 1874, p. 587. 

 Pseocephalus senegalus,/?;;. Naumannia, 1856, Consp. Psitt. n. 217. 

 Pionias senegalus, Finseh, Pa])ay. ii. p. 489 (1868) ; Gieb. Thes. Orn. 



iii. p. 192 (1877). 

 Poicephalus senegalus, G. R. Gr. Hand-list, ii. p. 161, n. 8280 

 (1870). 



Adult male. Head and throat grey, the pileum darker, the ear- 

 coverts lighter silvery grey ; the rest of the upper parts and a hand 

 across the breast, extended along the middle of it, green; lower 

 back, rump, and upper tail-coverts lighter green ; lower breast and 

 abdomen yellow, more or less tinged with orange ; flanks, under 

 wing-coverts, and under tail-coverta yellow ; thighs green; quills 

 and tail-feathers brown, edged with green on the outer webs : bill 

 horu-black ; feet dusky brown : " iris brown, yellow, or yellow- 

 brown " (Finseh), Total length 9-5 inches, wing 6, tail 27. 

 bill 1-05, tarsus 0-6. 



If ah. Gambia, Western Africa. 



o. Ad st. Gambia, Purchased. 



b. Ad. st. W.Africa, H. Squire, Esq. (V. 



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