50. CYANORH AMPUL'S. 585 



(18/0); Rchnw. Joum. f. Orn. 1881, p. 42 (Const, Psitt t, 4^! 

 k*. J%eMf. Nachtr. 9 (1883) } 7Wrfr. Cat. Coll! B. p. 77(1889)! 



%>«. Similar to C. nova zealandia; but larger and with a much 

 stronger bill ; the crimson colour on the forehead and vertex more 

 extended ; the spot on the ear-coverts slightly indicated by obscure 

 crimson. Total length about 13 inches, wing 5-6, tail 6-9, bill 0-0 



tcllSU.S V'oH, 



Female. Similar to the male, but smaller 



Bab. Norfolk Island. 



Besides the two following specimens I have seen two others 

 male and female, in Mr. Scebohm's collection. There is no doubt 

 whatever as to P. rayneri, Gr., being the same as C. cool-!. 



a. Ad. sk. [New Zealand.] Bullock CoU (Type 



b. Ad. sk. Norfolk Island, June ( F. M. The 2fi£L f P i 



**""•) • (^Pe of Platycercus rayne^) 



8. Cyanorhamphus subflavescens. (Plate XVII.) 



? Parrot from Lord Howe Island, Phill. Bot. Ban P 226 Ci7P,Q\ ■ 



Gray Ibis 1862 p. 231 ; Finsch, Papag. ii. p. 933 (1868). J ' 



Cyanorhamphus subflavescens, Salvad. Ann. $ Mag. N. S. (6) 



Intermediate between C. cooM and C. saisseti- about the size of 

 C. eooh, and very much like it in colour, but of a more yellowish 

 tinge, especially on the underparts, and with the red on the head 

 much reduced and nearly confined to the forehead ; the red spot on 

 the ear-coverts not very conspicuous, those on the sides of the rump 

 much extended; the lower cheek-feathers yellowish as in 0.mE2 

 from which the present species differs in being stronger and larger' 

 notwithstanding its shorter tail; the upper parts have a slightly 

 more yellowish tinge, whereas the underparts have the yellow Lee 

 greener; the primaries are less blue and more green, especially 

 towards the apical half of the outer webs ; tail below goldeSS 

 wihnogreyishtinge the tipsof the tail-feathers not contrasting 

 with the rest: bill bluish black, with the base of the mariSa 

 silvery grey ; .feet dusky brown. Total length 127 to 11-3 inches 

 wmg o-8 to 57, tail 6 to 5-5, bill 0-80 to 0-73, tarsus 0-8S to 0-83 



Hub. Lord Howe Island. 



Of the two type specimens the larger one is marked female 

 and the smaller male, but possibly the labels have been exchanged.' 

 a, 6. J2 ad. Lord Howe Island, Sept. 7, L853 Gould Coll 



