38. ArRosMierus. 487 



Platycercua scapulatus, Vig. Zool. Journ. i. p. 528 (1825); j'iy. fy 

 Horsf. Trans. Linn. Soc. xv. p. 284 (1826); Steph. Gen. Zool. 

 xiv. 2, p. 122 (1826) ; Vig. Zool. Journ. iii. p. 244 ( 1827) ; Wagl. 

 Mon. Psitt. p. 537 (1832); Hartl. Syst. vera. Gee. Mus. p. 84 

 ( 1844) ; G. R. Gr. Gen. B. ii. p. 408, n. 25 (1846) ; id. List Psitt. 

 Brit. Mus. p. K) (1869) ; Homeyer, Journ./. Orn. 1859, p. 360; 

 Schleg. Mus. P.-B. Psittaci, p. 89 I 1864); Rust, Journ. f. Gnu 

 L871, p. 286 ; Schleg. op. eit. Revue, p. 37 (1874); Gulliv. P. Z.S. 

 187-"), p. 489; Bchnw. Vogelbild. t, iii. f. 4 (rf & $) (1871-83) ; 

 «'</. /wm, /. Or/;. L881, p. 127 {Consp. Psitt. p. 63). 



Aprosmictus scapulatus, Gould, P. Z. S. 1842, p. 112; id. B. Austr. 

 v. pi. 17 (pt. Aiii., 1842) ; Rchnb. Neuentd. Vor/. N. Hull. n. 184 

 (I860); 2////M, Cfa. B. Mus. A. 8. Ii. p. 7 (1849); #/>. JiVr. et 

 Men/, ill- Zool. 1854, p. L63, n. 1(J:? ; Souance, Rev. et Mag. de 

 Zool. 1856, p. 211 ; Up. Naumanma, L856, Consp. Psitt. a. 164; 

 7A,//c, Journ. f. Orn. 1856, p. 170; ZZw.s/. ,$• JAwe, (W. 5. ilfwa. 

 £'./. Con, p. ii. p. 624 (1858); Sclat. P. Z. S. 1861, p. 284; 

 Finsvh, Ned. Tijdschr. Bierk. i. Berigt. p. xiii (1863) ; Gould, 

 llandb. li. Austr. ii. p. 35 (1865); Ramsay, Pr. Linn. Soc. 

 N. S. W. ii. p. 193, n. 467 (1808) ; Mull. P. Z. S. 18G9, p. 279 ; 

 Sund. Mi tli. not. A v. disp. Tent. p. 71 (1872); Garrod, P. Z. S. 

 187;:, pp. 465, 634, L874, p. 587; Forbes, Bis, 1877, p. 282; 

 Sclat. List Vert. An. 8th ed. p. 324 (1883); Broadb. Pr. R. Soc. 

 Queensl. iv. p. 27 (1887); Ramsay, Tab. List, p. 16, n. 485 

 (1888); Cox fy Ha milt. Pr. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. (2) iv. p. 417 

 (1889); De Vis, Rep. Sc. Exp. N. Queensl. p. 33 (1889); North, 

 Deser. Cat. Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 255 (1889) ; Ramsay, 

 Cat. Austr. Birds, Psittaci, p. 35 (1891). 



Platycercua cyanopygus, Finsch, Papag. ii. p. 245 (1808) ; Russ, 

 Journ. f. Orn. 1870, p. MO; Gieb. Thes. Orn. iii. p. 216 (1877). 



Apr< smictus cyanopygius, G. R. Gr. Hand-list, ii. p. 139, n. 8011 

 (1870); Salvia, Cat. li. Strichl. Coll. p. 459 (1882). 



Adult male. Head, neck, and all the under surface scarlet ; back 

 and wings green ; a line bounding the scarlet at the back of the 

 neck, also the rump, deep blue ; a band along the cubital wing- 

 coverts pale verdigris-green ; under wing-coverts green edged with 

 blue ; inner web and under surface of the quills black ; under tail- 

 coverts scarlet, but the base of the feathers dark blue ; upper tail- 

 coverts dark olive ; tail above black, with an olive tinge, tho outer 

 tail-feathers show a blue tinge; tail underneath black: "iridea 

 yellow ; bill scarlet ; legs mealy brown " (Gould). Total length 

 17 inches, wing 8*7, tail 8-5, bill 0*95, tarsus 0*7. 



Ft male. Head, nape, back, and wing green ; throat and chest 

 dull green, tinged with red; abdomen scarlet; under tail-covcrls 

 green, broadly edged with red; rump blue, with the base of the 

 feathers green; upper tail-coverts green; tail above green, the 

 lateral tail-feathers tinged with blue on the outer web; bill 

 dusky. 



Young, l'esembles the female, but has the lateral tail-feathers 

 with rose-colour tips. 



Hub. Eastern Australia, from Port Denison to Victoria. 



a. Ad. st. Variety.] Zoological Society's Coll. 



b. Ad. st. Australia, A.Cunningham, Esq. [P.], 



