580 PSITTACIDiE. 



Psittacus novae zeelaudise, Kuhl, Consp. Psitt. p. 44, var. 1 (1820). 

 Psittacus erythronotus, Kuhl, Consp. Psitt. p. 45, n. 67 (1820) (typus 



in Mus. Britannico *). 

 Psittacus pacificus, var. n. 3, Fieill. Enc. Meth. p. 1387 (1823). 

 Platycercus pacificus, part., Vig. Zool. Journ. i. p. 529 (1825) (Ota- 



heite); Steph. Gen. Zool. xiv. p. 122 (1826); Hartl. Wiegm. 



Archiv, 1852, p. 132; id. Journ. f. Orn. 1854, p. 159. 

 Platycercus erythronotus, Steph. Gen. Zool. xiv. p. 122, n. 9 (1826) ; 



G. P. Gr. List Psitt. Brit. Mus. p. 12 (1859) ; id. Cat. B. Prop. 



Isl. p. 29 (1859). 

 Psittacus pacificus, Forst. MS. ; id. Icon. ined. t. 47 ; id. Descr. 



An. p. 238, n. 201 {nee p. 73) (1844). 

 Platycercus pacificus, Wagl. Man. Psitt, p. 524 (1832) ; G. R. Gr. 



Gen. B. ii. p. 408, n. 29 (1846) ; Hartl. Journ. f. Orn. 1854, 



p. 1G9, B. p. lxiii ; G. P. Gr. List Psitt. Brit. Mus. p. 12 (1859) ; 



Finsch, Journ. f. Orn. 1867, p. 325 ; id. Papag. ii. p. 268 (1868) ; 



Gieb. Thes. Orn. iii. p. 218 (1877). 

 ? Psittacus platycercus viridis unicolor, Bourj. Pen: (descr., nee t. 34) 



(1837-38). 

 Conurus phaeton, Des Man, Pev. et Mag. de Zool. 1845, p. 449 ; 



Hartl. Wiegm. Archiv, 1852, p. 132 ; id. Journ. f. Orn. 1854, 



p. 169. 

 Platycercus phaeton, Des Murs, Icon. Orn, pi. 16 (1845). 

 Cyanorhampnua pacificus, Bp. Pev. et Mag. de Zool, 1854, p. 153, 



n. 184 ; Souance, Pev. et Mag. de Zool. 1856, p. 212 ; Bp. Nau- 



rnannia, 1856, Consp. Psitt. n. 186. 

 Oyanorhaniphus erythronotus, G. P. Gr. Hand-list, ii. p. 140, 



n. 8029 (1870) ; Rchnw. Journ, f. Orn. 1881, p. 41 [Consp. Psitt. 



p. 41); id. Vogelbild. Nachtr. 8 (1883). 

 Cyanorhamphus forsteri, G. P. Gr. in Mus. Brit., fide Finsch, 



Papag. ii. p. 270 (1868) ; G. P. Gr. Hand-list, ii. p. 140, n. 8030 



(1870). 

 Platycercus forsteri, part., in Mus. Brit. ; Buller, Tr. N. Zeal. Inst, 



xi. p. 369 (1879); id. B. New Zeal. 2nd ed. i. p. 145 (1888). 



Adult. Upper surface olive-green, feathers of the nape with palo 

 yellow concealed bases ; crown and cheeks brighter green ; frontal 

 band velvety brown-black ; lores, a spot on the ear-coverts, and rump 

 brown-red ; longest upper tail-covert green ; under surface bluish 

 green ; smaller wing-coverts bluish green ; bastard-wing and pri- 

 mary-coverts bright blue ; primaries pale violet-blue at the base, 

 duller towards the tip of the outer webs ; under wing-coverts bluish 

 green ; quills underneath brown-grey ; tail above bluish with a 

 bluish-grey tinge, underneath grey : bill black, with the base of 

 the upper mandible silvery grey ; " irides golden yellow " (Forster) ; 

 feet black. Total length about 11*5 inches, wing 5-8, tail 6, bill 0*8, 

 tarsus 0'75. 



Hah. Otaheito and Oriadea, Society Islands. 



a. Ad. sk. Society Islands. Massena Coll. 



* This type does not seem to have been in existence at the time of the publi- 

 cation of the ' Hand-list.' 



