55. GEOPSITTACUS. 597 



Linn. Soc. N. S. W. (2) ii. p. 410 (1887) ; Ramsay, Tab. List, 



p. 17, n. 51") (1888); North, Descr. Cat. Nests fy Eyys Austr. 



Birds, p. 2155 (188!)); Ramsay, Cat. Austr. Birds, Psittaci, p. 88 



(1891). 

 Pezoporua terrestria, Sans. Blent, di Zool. iii. 2, p. 72, t. v. f. 5 



(1821) ; Less. Tr. ePOrn. p. 206, pi. 19, f. 2 (1831). 

 Euphema formosa, Schley. Mas. R.-B. Psittaci, p. 106 (syn. emend.) 



(1864). 



Adult. Greeu ; frontal band dark orange ; feathers of the crown 

 and nape with a broad streak of black down the centre ; rest of the 

 upper parts with irregular bands of black and yellow ; a few black 

 spots on the front neck; breast, abdomen, and under tail-coverts 

 greenish yellow, crossed by numerous blackish bands ; quills brown, 

 outwardly greenish, and marked with a yellow spot ; wing under- 

 neath dark grey with a yellow band; under wing-coverts along the 

 edge of the wing more or less tinged with blue; four central tail- 

 feathers green, crossed by numerous narrow bars of yellow ; lateral 

 tail-feathers yellow, crossed by numerous bars of deep green : 

 "bill horn ; feet bluish flesh-colour ; iris black, with a fine ring of 

 light grey" (Gould). Total length 12-5 inches, wing 5-3, tail 7-7, 

 bill 0-62, tarsus 0-95. 



Young. Differs from the adult in wanting the orange hand on the 

 forehead. 



Hah. Southern and "Western Australia and Tasmania. 



The Tasmanian birds are darker and greener. 



a. Ad. sk. S. Australia, Sir G. Grey [P.]. 



b. Ad. sk. S. Australia. Gould Coll. 



c. Ad. sk. Australia. J. Rushton, Esq. 



[P.]. 



d. e,f. Ad. sk. Australia. Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 y. Ad. sk. Australia. Tweeddale Coll. 



h. Ad. sk. Swau River. Dr. R. B. Sharpe 



[P.]. 

 i. Ad. sk. Australia. Sir D. Cooper [P.]. 



k. <$ ad. sk. Australia. Purchased. 



I, m. Ad. sk. Tasmania. Gould Coll. 



n. Ad. sk. Tasmania. Antarctic Exped. 



[CI- 

 o. Ad. sk. Tasmania. R. Gunn, Esq. [P.l 



p. Ad. st. Tasmania. R. Gunn, Esq. [P.J. 



q. Ad. sk. 



r, s. Nestlings Sand Plains, near "Wanyun Gould Coll. 



st. Hills, W. Australia. 



55. GEOPSITTACUS. 



Type. 



Geopsittacus, Gould, R. Z. S. 1801, p. 100 G. occidentalis. 



(Cf. Murie, P. Z. S. 18G8, pp. 158-1G5.) 



Range. South-western and South Australia. 



