4$. rsEPHOTUS. 563 



2. Psephotus xanthorrhous. 

 Platycercus htematogaster, part, Gould, P. Z. 8. 1837, p. 89 ■ id 11 



™S -r-- d ' 'V < ls3 -- ,; ***■ «4«^- Expel i- p. xviii 

 >> U •■ ^ -***/ AW»y. 1839, p. 395(partim) ; £;i2. ©;■ 

 I >f n %-o'S; 408 .'?- } 5 ( P artil ") ( 184(j ) i J^»w. Fiy4NU t. xxiii. 

 f. .3 (18/8-83) -,id. Joum.f. Orn. 1881, p. 117 {Consv. Psitt. p. 53). 

 (?8 S 49) Parr °1 u et, SSwrt, 25rp. Ce^r. Auatrfii. App. p. 38 



Psephotus xanthorrhoa, Gould, MS. ; 2?/,. Cojrap*. Send. xxx. p. 133 

 ( tT ,l ; n l ?**' rt Mag ' de '^ ol 1854 > P- 154 > n - 1W; &«U 

 f -S nA U , St ''^- P - U3 ( 1865 ) ! »• *■ Or. Hand-list, ii. p. 137 



?i£5? ( -5 $ ; , £?""*' P '' Linn - Soc - N - & W - "• P- H "• 4 88 



(18.8) ; id. rah. Ltd, p. 17, n. 602 a (1888). 



Psephotus hfflmatogaster, 2?jp. ZFfl M ma»raa, 1856. Comp. Psitt n 197- 



oc/r/f\ 2'. Z. <S'. 1862, p. 185. 

 Platycercus xanthorrhous, G. R. Gr. List Psitt. Brit Mus p 7 



( T$U£% CA > r " pcuj - "' P- - ?17 (18«8); ffie*. 7Vi«. (Win. 



p. 220 (18//). 



Psephotus hasniatogaster, var. xanthorrhous, North, Descr. Cat. Nests 

 $ Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 260 (1889) ; Ramsay, Cat. Austr. Birds, 

 Psittaci, p. 70 (1891). ' 



Adult male. Very much like P. hamatorrhous, but the patch on 

 the wing-coverts, instead of being reddish chestnut, is olive-yellow 

 the lesser wing-coverts are not verditer-green, but uniform deep 

 blue, the under tail-coverts are yellow instead of red, the yellowish 

 ear-crescent is more distinct, and the breast is more or less distinctly 



™^Yv\ v feather havillS tbe centre lf g hter ' P a le Yellowish: 



bill light horn-colour ; feet mealy brown " {Gould). Total length 



from 13 to 12 inches, wing 5-5 to 4-4, tail 7 to 6-6 bill 0-65 



tarsus - 72. ' 



Hah. South Australia. 



In this species there is much individual variation, both in size 

 and coloration ; some specimens have the yellow under tail-coverts 

 more or less tinged with red, and the same tinge occasionally covers 

 some of the median wing-coverts. The specimens from Cooper's 

 Creek, in the interior of South Australia, may be separated as a 

 distinct race. As Mr. Gould has already pointed out, they have the 

 upper surface much paler ; also the breast is much paler, and the 

 olive patch on the median wing-coverts is yellower. 



a, b. Ad. sk. River Murray, S. Australia. Gould Coll 



e. Ad sk. Australia. Australian Mus. [P.1 



rZ.Ad.sk. Australia. Sir T. Mitehefl [P.]. 



',• Mf S. Australia, Jan. Capt. Sturt [P.l. J 



/. Ad.sk Australia. Ca ,t. sturt P.j. 



{>*>•• A ,V k ; Australia. Gould Coll/ J 



k, I, m. Ad. sk. Auatraba (./. T. Codeerett). Sabin-Godman Coll. 



Var. pdUesa ru. 



a. b. Ad. sk. Cooper's Creek, interior of S. Gould Coll 



Australia, Oct. (.$'. White). 



Ad. sk. Australia. 



Gould Coll. 

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