Genus Agapornis, Solby. 



15. A. CANA (Daubeutoii's PL Enl. 191, f. 2). 



Syn. Psittacus canvs, Shaw. 

 Hab. Madagascar ; Mauritius. 



A. Male. B. Female. From the Mauritius. Presented 

 by WiUis Earle, Esq. (1843). 



Genus PALyEORNis, Vigors. 



Tota, Suga, Hind. : Tiya, Beng. : Kyel-ta-rioe, Arracau. 



16. P. Alexandri (Edwards, pi. 292 ; Nat. Lihr., Psittacidce,^\. 2.) 



Syn. Psittacus Alexandri, L. 



Ps. eupatria, L. 1 ^, „ , 



sittaca ginginiana, xJrisson. J 

 Psittacus guinneensis, Scopoli (nee guineensis, Gmelin). 

 Ps. Sonneratii, Gmelin. 



Palceornis nvpalensis, Hodgson, As. Res. XIX, 177. 

 Chandana {sandal-wood colovred, alluding to the yellowish tinge of 

 the under-parts and upper portion of the back), Beng. : Karan suga 

 and Kararia of Nepal (Hodgson) : Rdee Totah (Royal Parrakeet), 

 Hind. (Jerdon) : Kyai Phoungkha ? Arracan. 



Hab. Hilly regions of all India proper, from the sub-Himalayas 

 to Ceylon inclusive : Assam ; Sylhet ; Arracan ; Tenasserim. 



A. B. Male. C. Female. D. Young male. Purchased 

 (1842-6). 



17. P. torquatus (Daubenton's PI. Enl. 551.) 



Syn. Psitfaca torquata, Brisson. 



Psittacns Alexandri, var. B., Latham,* 

 Ps. cubicvlaris, Hasselquist. 

 Ps. docilis, Vieillot. 

 Var. Sulphur Parrakeet, Shaw. 



Tiya, or Teeah (imitative of voice). Hind. : Tenfhia suga, 

 Nepal (Hodgson) : Lyhar Totah, S. India (Jerdon) : Kyai- 

 gyof, Arracan. 

 Hab. Plains of India: Arracan, Tenasserim, and Malayan peninsula 

 to the latitude of Penang. W. Africa (apud Swainson) : smaller variety. 

 A. Male. B. Female. C. Young male. From the neigh- 

 bourhood of Calcutta (1842-3). 



18. P. niTORauATus (?) 



Syn. Psittacus bitorquatus (?), Kidd. 



Ps. torquatus, var. B. (?), Latham (2nd. edit.) 

 Psittaca borbonica torquata (?), Brisson. 

 ' Ring Parrakeet' of the Mauritius. 

 Hab. Mauritius. According to Latham, P. bitorquatus (i. e. 

 his Ps. torquatus, var. B.,) "inhabits the Isle of Bourbon, and other 

 parts of the same latitude both in Africa and Asia." The last named 

 haljitat is extremely doubtful. 



A. Female. From the Mauritius. Presented by Willis 

 Earle, Esq. (1843). 

 * Except that there is no patch of crimson on the wing-coverts of P. torquatus. 



