PTISTES. — APROSMICTTTS. PYKRHTOOPSIS. 15 



Genus PTISTES, Gould. 



Ptistes erythropterus (&'«?.). 



Ptistes erythropterus, Gould, Knndb. Birds Ausfr. ii. p. 37 (I860) ; North, 

 Nests Sf Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 2oo, pi. xiv. fip:. 5 (1889) ; Salmdori, 

 Cat. Birds B. M. xx. p. 481 (1891); Ne/irk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 177 

 a899) ; Sharpe, Hcmd-l. ii. p. 33 (1900) ; Campbell, Nests ^ Eggs 

 Austr. Birds, ii. p. 626 (1901). 



Ptistes coccineopterus, Le Souef, Ibis, 1899, p. 360 ; id. Vict. Nat. xvi. 

 p. 71 (1899). 



The eggs of the Red-winged Parrakeet measure from 1-11 to 1-2 

 in length, by 1 in breadth. 



1. Rockhanipton, Queensland, 9tli Crowlej^ Bequest. 



Oct. {North Coll.). 

 3. Dawsou River, Queensland, 2nd Crowle}^ Bequest. 

 Oct. {North Coll.). 



2. New -South Wales. Gould Coll. 



Genus APROSMICTUS, Gould. 



Aprosmictus cyanopygius {VicilL). 



Aprosmictus scapulatus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 35 (1865) ; 



North, Nests ^Sj- Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 255 (1889). 

 Aprosmictus cvanopyj^ius, Salradori, Cat. Birds B. M. xx. p. 486 (1891) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. JEiersainml. p. 177 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 33 



(1900) ; Robinson i^- Laverock, If/is, 1900, p. 644 ; CaDipbell, N'ests i^- 



Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 628 (1901). 



The eggs of the King Parrakeet in the Collection measure re- 

 spectively : 1-38 by 1-15; 1-37 by I'lo. 



2. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 



Genus PYRRHULOPSIS, Reichenh. 



Pyrrhulopsis splendens {Penh). 



Platvcerou=j splendens, Finsch <^' Hartl. Faun. Ceiitr.-Polgn. p. 20, tab. ii. 



"tig. 2 (1867) ; Lai/ard, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 425; Nehrk. J. f. O. 1879, 



p. 394. 

 PyrrhuLipsis splendens, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xx. p. 493 (1891) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 177 (1899). 



Three eggs of the Shining Parrakeet measure respectively : 1-51 

 by 1-2 ; 1-47 by 1-19 ; 1-46 by 1-16. 



1. Fiji Islands, 8th Aug. 1 „ 



1. Fiii Islands, 7th Se])t. \ ^ ^.^ ^- ^ff/f^- Crowley Bequest. 



1. Fiji IsLtnds, 10th Sept. | Tnstram Coll.). ^ 1 



