49. NEOI'IIEMA. 571 



Euphema chvysostoma, Wagl. Mm. Psitt. pp. 492, 544 (1832) ; Gould, 

 B. Austr. v. pi. 37 (pi. i., 1840); ILartl. Syst. Verz. Ges. Mus. 

 p. 85(1844); G. R. Gr. Gen. /,'. ii. p. 411, n. 2 (1846); Blyth, 

 Cat. Ii. Mus. A. S. B. p. 8 (1849) ; Echnb. Neuentd. Vbg. N. Moll. 

 n. 166 (1850); Bp. Rev. et May. de Zool. 1854, p. 154, n. 108; 

 Souanci, Beo. et May. de Zool. 1850, p. 214 ; Bp. Naumannia, 

 1856, Consp, Psitt. n. 201 ; G. R. Gr. List Psitt. Brit. Mus. p. 15 

 (1859) ; Schley. Mus. P.-B. Psittaci, p. 103 (1864) ; Gould, 

 Handb. B. Austr. ii. p. 71 (1865) ; Schley. Mus. P.-B. Psittaci, 

 Revue, p. 41 (1874) ; Diyyl. Syn. B. Austr. ii. p. 80, pi. 80. f. 1 

 (1872) ; Salv. Cat. B. Strickl. Coll. p. 400 (1882) ; Sclat. List Vert. 

 An. 8th ed. p. 327 (1883); Tristr. Cat. Coll. B. p. 76 (1889). 



Conurus chrysostomus, Bourj. Pen: pi. 10 (18:57-38). 



Lathamus venustus, Less. Comjpl. de Buff', ix. p. 216 (1837) ; id. 

 op. cit. 2nd ed. p. 610 (1838). 



Euphemia chrysostoma, Schley. Dierent. p. 75 (1864). 



Euphema venusta, Finsch, Papay. ii. p. 163 (1868) ; G. R. Gr. 

 Hand-list, ii. p. 141, n. 8035 (1870); Gieb. Thes. Om. ii. p. 133 

 (1875) ; Ramsay, Pr. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. ii. p. 194, n. 493 (1878) ; 

 Rchnw. Voyelbild. t. xiv. f. 7 (1878-83) ; id. Journ. f. Om. 1881, 

 p. 46 (Consp. Psitt. p. 46); Leyye, Pr. Roy. Soc. Tasm. 1886, 

 p. 238; Ramsay, Tab. List, p. 17, u. 507 (1888); North, Descr. 

 Cat. Nests $ Eyys Austr. Birds, p. 262 (1889); Ramsay, Cat. 

 Austr. Birds, Psittaci, p. 77 (1891). 



Platycercus -venustus, Forbes, P. Z. S. 1879, p. 166. 



Euphema elegans, Sclat. (nee Gould) P. Z. S. 1879, p. 828. 



Adult. A band of deep indigo-blue across the forehead, bordered 

 above by a narrow edging of light blue ; lores and region behind 

 the eye yellow ; upper parts brownish olive-green ; throat, chest, 

 and Hanks the same, only paler; abdomen and under tail-coverts 

 yellow, the middle of the abdomen brighter ; upper wing-coverts 

 blue ; primary-coverts and primaries black, the latter with the outer 

 webs edged with blue ; the inner secondaries and also the inner 

 greater wing-coverts like the back ; inner web of the quills black ; 

 under wing-coverts deep blue ; four middle tail-feathers greenish 

 blue ; the basal portion of the remainder black on the inner webs, 

 blue on the outer webs, yellow on the apical part : " irides, bill, and 

 feet brown" (Gould). Total length about 9 inches, wing 4-4, tail 

 4-3, bill 0-51, tarsus 0-5. 



Female. Like the male. 



Young. Smaller and duller ; blue band on the forehead wanting ; 

 the yellow colour on the lores and round the eyes much paler; the 

 blue wing-coverts tinged with greenish: "bill and nostrils of a 

 delicate yellow " | Gould). 



Hah. New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania. 



a. Ad.sk. Australia. Linnean Society [P.], 



(Type of species.) 



b. Ad. sk. Australia ! J 



c. d. Ad. sis. Australia. Purchased, 

 e. Ad. sk. Australia. Gould Coll. 



/. Ad.sk. Australia (J. T. GockereU). Salvin-Godman Coll. 



y. Ad. sk. Australia? Tweeddale Ooll, 



h.i.k. Imm.sk. S. Australia. Capt. Start P. 



