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The Psittacus platurus, Temm. & Kuhl, Consp. Psitt. p. 43 ; 

 Pnonitur us platurus, Wagl. Monogr. Psitt. p. 423 ; 



was considered by Temminck as a resident of New Caledonia, but 

 has since been recorded by him as from Timor, &c. 



The following bird has been recorded by various authors as from 

 the Sandwich Islands, viz. — 



Psittacus pyrrhopterus, Lath. Ind. Orn. Suppl. p. xxxii. 



Brotogeris pyrrhopterus, Vigors, Zool. Journ. ii. p. 400. pi. 4, 

 Suppl. 



Trichoglossus pyrrhopterus, Wagl. Monogr. Psitt. p. 547; Hartl. 

 Wiegm. Arch, fur Naturg. 1852, p. 133. 



Conurus (Brotogeris) pyrrhopterus, G. R. Gray, List of Psitt. 

 B.M. p. 46. 



but it seems peculiar to Guayaquil,' and may be taken from thence 

 to the previous-mentioned islands and so brought to Europe. 



Charmosyna papuensis. 



Psittacus japonicus, Linn. S. N. i. p. 141. 

 Psittacus papuensis, Gmel. S. N. i. p. 317. 

 Charmosyna papuensis, Wagl. Monogr. Psitt. p. 555. 

 New Ireland (Carteret Harbour). 



LORIUS CHLOROCERCUS. B.M. 



Lorius chlorocercus, Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1856, p. 137. 

 Solomon Islands (San Christoval). 



Lorius tricolor. 



Psittacus lory, Linn. S. N. i. p. 145 ; Voy. de la Coqu. Zool. i. 

 p. 342. 



Lorius tricolor, Steph. Gen. Zool. xiv. p. 132. 

 New Ireland (Port Praslin). 



Eos cardinalis. 



Lorius cardinalis, Homb. & Jacq. Voy. au Pole Sud, i. p. 103. 

 t. 24*. f. 2. 



Eos cardinalis, Pr. B. Compt. Rend. 1857, p. 539. 

 Solomon Islands. 



Coriphilus taitianus. B.M. 



Otaheitan Blue Parrakeet, Lath. Gen. Syn. i. p. 255. 



Psittacus sapphirinus, Forst. Descr. &c. p. 201. 



Psittacus taitianus, Gmel. S. N. i. p. 329. 



Psittacus porphyrio, Shaw, Nat. Misc. pi. 7. 



Psittacus (Psittacula) taitianus, Kuhl, Consp. Psitt. pp. 9, 68. 



Trichoglossus 1 taitianus, Steph. Gen. Zool. xiv. p. 130. 



Brotogeris sappherinus, Swains. Classif. B. ii. p. 303. 



