598 PSITTACIDiE. 



1. Geopsittacus occidentalis. 



Geopsittacus occidentalis, Gould, P. Z. S. 1861, p. 100 ; id. Handb. 



B. Austr. ii. p. 88 (1865) ; Sclat. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 891 (from life) ; 



Gould, B. Austr., Suppl. pi. 66 (part iv., 1867) ; Murie, P. Z. S. 



1868, pp. 158, 165; G. R. Gr. Hand-list, ii. p. 141, n. 801:3 



(1870) ; Sclat. P. Z. S. 1873, p. 433 (from life) ; Garrod, P. Z. S. 



1874, p. 587; Diggl. Syn. Austr. B. ii. p. 83 (1877); Rchnw. 



Journ. f. Orn. Ifc81, p. 16 (Cons]). Psitt. p. 16); id. Voqelbild 



Nachtr. 1 (1883) ; Sclat. List Vert. An. 8th ed. p. 329 (1883) ; 



Ramsay, Cat. Austr. Birds, Psittaci, p. 91 (1891). 

 Pezoporus occidentalis, Finsch, Papa;/, ii. pp. 151, 950 (1868) ; Gieb. 



Thes. Orn. iii. p. 75 (1877) ; Ramsay, Pr. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. 



ii. p. 194 (1878) ; id. Tab. List, p. 17, n. 516 (1888). 



Adult. "Upper parts olive-green ; the feathers of the pileum and 

 of the hind neck black in the middle, those of the upper back 

 black, -with a yellow spot in the middle ; lower back, upper tail- 

 coverts, breast, and upper wing-coverts with black spots and ir- 

 regular yellow bands ; cheeks and sides of the neck with small 

 black spots ; abdomen sulphur-yellow, sides with irregular black 

 bands ; under tail-coverts sulphur-yellow, scarcely spotted with 

 black ; wing, primary-coverts, and quills greyish brown ; the latter 

 have a yellow band underneath, and, except the first four or five, 

 show a yellow band also on the outer web; tail blackish, with 

 yellow bands, which are complete on the outer feathers : bill horn ; 

 feet fleshy. Total length 9-5 inches, wing 5-5, tail 4-1, bill 0-5, 

 tarsus - 82. 



Hub. South-western and South Australia. 



a. Ad. sk. W, Australia. Gould Coll. 



(Type of species.) 



b. $ ad. st. Gowler Ranges, S. Australia Zool. Soc. Coll. 



(Dr. Mil Her). 



c. d. Ad. sk. W. Australia. Salvin-Godman Coll. 

 e. Sternum aud bones of the shoulders of 



spec, b, figured P. Z. S. 1868 ; p. 163. 



