PRIONITURUS. vATW a 
with white tip. Three females measure, 315 in length; wing, 206; tail, 
110; culmen, 25; tarsus, 18; middle toe and claw, 38.” (Bourns and 
Worcester MS.) 
Family PSITTACIDZ. 
Bill with a series of transverse ridges under the hook; head uncrested ; 
colors green and blue, or green, blue, and red; never white. 
Subfamily PALAZORNITHIN&. 
Genera. 
@. Larger; length, more than 250 mm.; wing, more than 125 mm. 
b'. Smaller; wing, about 150 mm.; middle pair of rectrices elongated and racket- 
THI) 0) S10 Weta ea bee eee bee a | oe Ee op nA ee eee Prioniturus (p. 275) 
b*, Larger; wing, about 200 mm.; rectrices graduate........ Tanygnathus (p. 281) 
a. Smaller; length, less than 190 mm.; wing, less than 115 mm. 
b'. Larger; bill heavier; culmen exceeding width of bill but little. 
Bolbopsittacus (p. 284) 
b*%. Smaller; bill more slender; culmen twice the width of bill. 
Loriculus (p. 286) 
Genus PRIONITURUS Wagler, 1832. 
Length, 280 to 300 mm. ; bill moderate, edge of upper mandible nicked ; 
tail moderate, rectrices equal, except middle pair which are nearly twice 
as long as the others and racket-tipped; colors blue, green, and greenish 
yellow ; in two species the male has a red crown-patch. Rectrices below 
verditer-blue; inner web of remiges below with a wide edge of verditer- 
blue; first primary above edged with blue on outer web. The key is 
based on male birds. The name parrakeet (the same as parrokeet, para- 
keet, paroquet, etc.) is applied to any of the smaller parrots, more partic- 
ularly to those that have long tails. 
Species. 
a’. Wing, 160 to 173 mm. 
b*. A bright red patch on vertex. 
tes LRGs Gels VELMOWISH SPCC. be eae ct ten ne aneeens caatene verticalis (p. 276) 
Cameainds neck orass-oTeenis ese ese cs. c ee Aas, ee montanus (p. 276) 
b*?. No red patch on vertex. 
c. Rump green like the back. 
MP PMOECMCAUPOTCOM 72.) 2288 2 oe Aa We eh eee cc cess discurus (p. 277) 
(i -wboreheadsandvenowin Diliess eee suluensis (p. 277) 
ce wun light preenish: brown! i.....22--2.00-5--- set waterstradti (p. 279) 
a, Wing, 142 to 155 mm. 
b%. Upper parts not uniform in color. 
Stam otra. vigleta We. onc occ cate ant at cance gue erennen mindorensis (p. 279) 
_¢*, Top of head verditer-blue; throat and breast blue........ cyaneiceps (p. 280) 
b?. Upper and under parts nearly uniform; general color more yellowish. 
luconensis (p. 280) 
