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502. P. flaviveiltris, Temm. , Yellow-bellied Parrakeet. 



Cheeks blue ; under parts jonquil-yellow ; median tail feathers 

 dark olive-green. 



Hab. : 4, 5, 6. 



503. P. pallidiceps, Vigors, Pale-headed Parrakeet. 



Cheeks white bordered with blue below, sometimes entirely 

 white or yellowish-white ; head pale yellow ; feathers of back edged 

 with bright yellow : under parts blue ; under tail coverts red. 

 Hab. : 2, 3, 7. 



504. P. aiimtlltisia. Gld. (P. amathusiae), Blue cheeked Parrakeet. 



Cheeks almost entirely blue, only on upper part white ; head pale 

 yellow ; feathers of back edged straw-yellow ; under parts blue ; 

 under tail coverts red. 

 Hab. : 1, 2. 



505. P. browni. Temm., Smutty Parrakeet. 



Cheeks white, bordered with blue below ; head black ; feathers 

 of back with yellow margins ; under tail coverts red. 

 Hab. : 1. 



506. P. eximillS, Shaw, Rosella. 



Cheeks white ; head red ; feathers of back edged yellowish-green ; 

 upper tail coverts green. 

 Hab. : 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. 



507. P. erythropeplllS* Salvad., Red -backed Rosella. 



Intermediate between P. elegans and P. eximius. Cheeks white 

 and blue ; under tail coverts red ; head red. Single specimen. 

 Hab. : Australia (?). 



508. P. splendidllS, Gld., Yellow-mantled Parrakeet. 



Cheeks white : head red ; feathers of back edged gamboge- 

 yellow ; upper tail coverts green. 

 Hab. : 3, 7. 



509. P. igllitllS, Leadbeater, Fiery Parrakeet. 



Cheeks white ; head red ; upper tail coverts red : feathers of 

 back edged red ; under parts entirely red ; bases of quills white. 



Dr. Ramsay places this species (variety ?) with P. eximius, which 

 is more probably correct. 

 Hab. : 6, 7. 



510. P. icterotlS. Temm., Yellow-cheeked Parrakeet. 



Cheeks yellow ; head and under parts red. 



Total length, 10"5 in. 



Closely related to this species is P. xanthogenys. One specimen 

 only is known ; habitat is unknown. 



British Museum Catalogue Birds, vol. xx., plate 16. Feathers of 

 back edged with red ; cheeks pale yellow. 

 Hab : 9. 



511. P. IliastersiailUS, Ramsay, Masters Parrakeet. 



Cheeks blue. 



Total length, about 11 in.; wing, 5*8 in ; tail, 63 in. ; tarsus, 

 0-8 in. ; bill, 7 in. 



Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., vol. ii., p. 27. 



Not known to the British Museum (Salvadori, 1891). 



Hab. : Interior of New South Wales. 



Genus— PORPHYROCEPH ALUS.— Back uniform ; bill longer than deep ; 

 upper mandible notched, with hook much lengthened. 



512. P. spiirillS, Kuhl. (Platycercus spurius), Red-capped Parrakeet. 



Crown deep maroon -red ; lores dusky red ; back and scapulars 



