45. PLATYCERCUS. 555 



p. 97(1864): Gould, Handb. Ii. Avstr. ii. p. 58 (18661; Finseh, 

 Papag. ii. p. 186 (1868); G. R. Gr. Hand-list, ii. p. 137, 

 n. 7992 (1870) ; Schleg. Mm. P.-B. Psittaci, Revue, p. 40 (1874) ; 

 Gieh. Thee. Orn. iii. p. 217 (1877) ; Forbes, P. Z. S. 1877, pp. 307, 

 310, 312 ; liamsay, Pr. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. ii. p. 194, n. 495 

 (1878) : Rclnur. VogeOnld. t. vi. f. 6 (1878-83) ; id. Journ.f. Orn. 

 1881, p. 120 (Consp. Psitt. p. 56); Salvin, Cat. B. Strickl. Coll. 

 p. 461 (1882); Sclat. List Vert. An. 8th ed. p. 331 (1883); 

 Ramsay, Tab. List, p. 17, n. 500 (1884) ; Tristr. Cat. Coll. B. 

 p. 77 (1889) ; North, Descr. Cat. Nests $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 259 

 (1889) ; Ramsay, Cat. Austr. Birds, Psittaci, p. 65 (1891). 

 Platycercus icterodes, Bourjot, fide Gould, Handb. B. Austr. ii. 

 p. "58. 



Adult male. Head, sides of the neck, and all the under surface 

 scarlet ; cheeks yellow ; feathers of the back black, bordered with 

 green, more or less stained with red ; rump and upper tail-coverts 

 green ; a black patch on the upper wing-coverts, the anterior wing- 

 coverts from the bend of the wing down to the primary -coverts, and 

 also the base of the outer web of the primaries, blue ; inner greater 

 wing-coverts and secondaries edged with green on the outer webs ; 

 under wing-coverts blue ; sides of the body more or less tinged with 

 yellowish ; thighs dull green ; central tail-feathers green, the next 

 pair of tail-feathers also green, but tinged with blue towards the tip 

 of the outer webs, and tipped with white, the remaining feathers 

 light blue, tipped with white, and with the basal portion green : 

 "irides blackish brown: bill light horn-colour; feet and legs dull 

 ashy brown" (Gould). Total length 10-5 inches, wing 5-3, tail 5, 

 bill 0-61, tarsus 0-6. 



Female. Similar to the male, only slightly duller in colour 

 (Ramsay). 



Young. " The young birds of both sexes are nearly of a uniform 

 green, becoming parti-coloured as they advance in age ; the scarlet 

 of the crown and abdomen and the yellow of the cheeks gradually- 

 taking the place of the green colouring of youth " (Gould). 



Hah. South-western Australia. 



a. Ad. sk. Australia ? Liimean Society [P.]. 



(Type of species.) 



b. Ad. st. Australia. Purchased. 



c. Imm. sk. Australia. J. E. W. Eishton [P.]. 



d. Imm sk. Australia. Gould Coll. 

 e,f. Ad. sk. \Y. Australia. Purchased. 



13. Platycercus xanthogenys. ( Plate XVI.) 

 Platycercus xanthogenys, Salvad. P. Z. 8. 1891, p. 129. 



Adult < type). Head, sides of the neck, and all the under surface 

 scarlet ; the feathers of the breast and abdomen with narrow yellow 

 pale edges ; cheeks yellow ; feathers of the nape and back black, 

 bordered with red : feathers of the rump and upper tail-coverts also 

 black, broadly margined with olive-grey, the longest upper tail- 



