5 12 Notes on the Parrots. 



on I have united it with C. melanogenys ; Rothschild and 

 Hartert suggest the propriety of comparing again those 

 specimens with the typical ones from the Aru Islands. 



Cyclopsittacus nigrifrons Rchnw.; Sharpe, Hand-list, 



ii. p. 9, n. 18 (1900). 



Cyclopsitta nigrifrons Dubois, Syn. Av. p. 34, n. I.'U 

 (1899). 



clopsitta nigrifrons nigrifrons \\. & 11. Nov. Zool. viii. 

 pp. 75, 77 (1901). 



Known only from the types in the Berlin Museum. 



Cyclopsittacus macilwraithi Rothsch. Bull. B. 0. C. 

 vol. vi. p. xxi (N. coast of Brit. N. Guin.?) (1897); id. 

 [bis, 1898. p. 285 ; id. Nov. Zool. v. p. 510, pi. xviii. f 2 

 (?) (1898); Dubois, Syn. Av. i. p. 34, n. 132 [1899 : 

 Sharpe, Hand-list, ii. p. 9. n. 19 (1000). 



Cyclopsitta nigrifrons macilwraithi Efc. N: H.Nov. Zool. viii. 

 pp. 75, 77 (1901). 



Similar to C. nigrifrons, but " differs in having shorter 

 wing and more bluish forehead" (R. 8f //.). AAAny, 87 mm. 



11 lib. British New Guinea. 



The validity of this species is now questioned by Rothschild 

 and Hartert. 



Cyclopsittacus amabilis Rchnw.; Sharpe, Hand-list, ii. 

 p. 9, n. 18 (1000). 



clopsitta nigrifrons var, amabilis Dubois, Syn. Av. p. 34 

 (180 



Cyclopsitta nigrifrons amabilis \\. & II. Nov. Zool. viii. 

 pp. 75, 77 (1901). 



"The principal difference between this and the other two 

 forms of C. nigrifrons is the much smaller size. Wing 80 to 

 82 mm" {R. $ 11.). "The forehead is dull dark blue, in 

 colour between the blue of the head of suavissima and the 

 black of C. melanogenia " (R. \ If-)- 



Hab. Eastern New Guinea, from Ilium Gulf to Milne 

 Bay and Collingwood Bay. 



[To l>e continued. 



