544 psittacid^:. 



Platycercus adelaidensis, Gould, Handb. B. Austr. ii. p. 46 (1865) ; 

 Fin.sc/t, Papaff. ii. p. 183 (1868) ; Gieb. Thcs. Orn. iii. p. 215 

 (1877) ; Ramsay, Pr. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. ii. p. 193, n. 475 (1878) ; 

 Rchmv. Vogelbild. t. vi. f. 4 (1878-83) ; id. Journ. f. Orn. 1881, 

 p. 122 (Consp. Psitt. p. 58); Ramsay, Tab. List, p. 16, n. 491 

 id. Cat. Austr. Birds, Psittaci, p. 53 (1891). 



Adult. Very much like P. elegans ; the markings are disposed 

 exactly in the same way ; the only difference is in the red colour, 

 which is much paler and mixed with yellowish ; the feathers of the 

 underparts have very narrow yellowish edges, the black feathers 

 of the back have broad yellowish-red or yellowish-buff edges ; the 

 reddish feathers of the rump and upper tail-coverts are edged with 

 yellowish ; tail as in P. elegans : " irides brown ; bill horn-colour ; 

 feet greyish brown " (Gould). Total length 14 inches, wing 7, 

 tail 7-2, bill 0-75. 



Young. Has the upper parts much more greenish ; the black 

 patch on the wing- coverts of the adult is replaced with olive- 

 green ; rump and upper tail-coverts olive-green, with patches of 

 red ; the underparts red, with olive-green patches, especially on the 

 sides. 



Hab. Interior and South Australia. 



a. Ad. st. S. Australia. Gould Coll. 



b, c. $ ad. et S. Australia. Gould Coll. 

 ad. sk. 



d, e. S ad. sk. S. Australia. Sir G. Grey [P.]. 



f,g. Imm. sk. S. Australia (J. T. Cockerell). Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 /*. Ad. sk. S. Australia. Purchased. 



3. Platycercus flaveolus. 



Platycercus flaveolus, Gould, P. Z. S. 1837, p. 26 ; id. Syn. B. Austr. 

 pi.— .f. 1 (head) (183—?); Wiegm. Archivf. Naturg. 1839, p. 395 ; 

 Gould, B. Austr. v. pi. 25 (pt. iv., 1841) ; G. R. Gr. Gen. B. ii. 

 p. 408, n. 3 (1846) ; Rchnb. Neuentd. Voq. N. Holl. n. 178 (1850) ; 

 Blyth, Cat. B. Mus. A.. S. B. p. 8 (1849) ; Bp. Rev. et Mag. de 

 Zool, 1854, p. 153, n. 172; Souance, Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1856, 

 p. 211 ; Bp. Naumannia, 1856, Consp. Psitt. n. 175; G. R. Gr. 

 List Psitt. Brit. Mus. p. 4 (1859) ; Finsch, Ned. Tijdschr. Dierk. 

 i. Berigt. p. xii (1863) ; Schleg. Mus. P.-B. Psittaci, p. 95(1864) ; 

 Gould, Handb. B. Austr. ii. p. 50 (1865); Sclat. P.Z.S. 1867, 



p. 39 (187 , 



Austr. ii. p. 78, pi. 78. f. 2 (1877) ; Ramsay, Pr. Linn. Soc. 

 N. S. TV. ii. p. 193, n. 477 (1878) ; Rchmo. Vogelbild. t. vi. f. 3 

 (1878-83) ; id. Journ. f. Orn. 1881, p. 121 (Consp. Psitt. p. 57); 

 Salvin, Cat. B. Strickl. Coll. p. 461 (1882) ; Sclat. List Vert. An. 

 p. 331 (1883) ; Ramsay, Tab. List, p. 16, n. 493 (1888) ; Tristr. 

 Cat. Coll. B. p. 77 (1889) ; Ramsay, Cat. Austr. Birds, Psittaci, 

 p. 56 (1891). 



Adult. Head, rump, upper tail-coverts, and all the under surface 

 pale yellowish : forehead red, lores and throat stained with red ; 



