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(Consp. Psitt. 68) identities P. taviunensis L a y. with tiie Con urus anna liourj. on the good grounds tiiat 

 it corresponds with the latterjboth h\ plate and description; but, in view of the fact that no locality is given by 

 Hour jot St. Hilaire, and that ('as sin makes mention of a narrow blue collar in "rhc type specimen (U.S. 

 Expl. Exp. 236), which has led Dr. Finsch to identify it with the Koro Parrot (P. Z. S. 1877, 772), it is 

 l)etter that C o n u r u s anna be placed in the synonymy of P. ta b u e;n s i s G m., as^in any case, it is as likely 

 to have come from the island of Eua as from Koro or Taviuni. The same remark applies to Shaw's P. 

 atropur parens, which is stated to have come from New Holland and is a coUarless specimen. 



This leaves the races of Koro and Taviuni with the names g'won to them by their discoverer. 

 Mr. Layard, viz: P. korocnsis and taviunensis That of Vanua Levu and Ngau, which has always 

 lieen called tabuensis, is left without a name, unless it be P. atrogular is Pealc for which no more exact 

 locality than ..Fiji Islands" is given. It has, however, been identified by Cassin (I. c.) with P. tabuensis 

 Gm. and by Mr. Sclater with a specimen from Ngau, so the name may safely be retained for this subspecies. 



24* Pyrrhulopsis splendens. 



Platycercus splendens iV(/c U. S. Expl. Exp. 1848, 127 pi. 34, f. 1; //«///. Wiegm. Arch. 1852, 

 105, 132; Grai/, List Psitt. 1859, 12; id. B. Trop. Is. 1859, 30; SM. Dierentuin 1864, 73; Bard. Ibis 1864. 

 232; F. el II. Orn. Centralpol. 1867, 20, 275 t. II f. 2 (egg); /-^W/,, Pap. 1868 11, 237 pt.; //. et F. J. f. 0. 

 1870, 124 pt.; Griifc t. c. 418 pt.; Ora,/. H. L. 1870 II, 139; Any. P. Z. S. 1875, 425 pt.; id. Ibis 1876, 

 143, 391; Salvin t. c. 143, Eamsa,/. \>t. L. Soc. N. S. W. 1876 1, 73; FinscA, P. Z. S. 1877, 728; XeMon,. 

 .1. f. 0. 1879, 394; FinscA, Voy. Chall. B. 1881 II, 42; IMmir. ,T. f. (). 1891, 128. Aprosmictus splendens 

 Bp. Naum. 1856; Cass. U. S. Exp. 1858, 237 pi. XX. — Platycercus tabuensis pt., .W*/. .Mas. P. 15. I'sitt. 

 1864, 88; id. Revue Psitt. 1874, 36. — Pyrrhulopsis splendens ■Srlat. P. Z. S. 1864, 158; id. ib. 1876, 308; 

 /Ml,,,,: Consp. Psitt. 1882, 67; id. Yogelb. t. XYI f. 4; Irist,-. Cat. Coll. B. 1889, 7S. „Ka-ka'- or ,Ivau- 

 kau" (Lay.) ; ^Ka-ndamu", Viti Levu {id.;. 



Viti Lci'H and Knudnni {Laij. . 



Soifio-somo and Kambara, where Dr. Griiffe obtained this species , are perhaps identical with the 

 above localities. This species varies greatly in size even in specimens from the same locality, and there 

 appears to be no ditterence in colour between those of Viti Levu and Kandavu. Some have yellowish green 

 under wing-coverts with a small admixture of blue as against the greenish blue under wing-coverts of others, 

 points which seem to be accompanied by a yellowish green or more olive green plumage respectively. 

 Such specimens occur in both- localities. 



25.* Pyrrhulopsis personatus. 



Coracopsis? personata <l,-a,j, P. Z. S. 1848, 21, pi. Ill; "/. (ien. B. Ill App. 19. — Platycercus 

 splendens (* juv.) Peak^ U. S. Exp. 128 pi. 34 f 4. — Prosopeia personata Bp. Bev. Zool. 1854, 153. — 

 Prosopaea personata lip. Naum. 1856. — Aprosmictus personatus Cun.s. U. S. Exp. 1858, 238 pi. XX. — 

 Platycercus personatus Gra,/, List. Psitt. 1859, 11; Ilai-tl. Ibis 1864, 232; F. et II. Orn. Centralpol. 1867, 21, 

 275; Fiixsch Papag. 1868 il, 239; /'. d 11 J. f. (). 1870, 124; G,-ay H. L. 1870 II 139; Schl. Mus. P. B. 

 Rev. Psitt 1874, 36; Lay. P. Z. S. 1875, 425; /?«,»*«,/, Pr. L. Soc. N. S. \V. 1876 I, 73; Fi„sch, P. Z. S. 

 1877, 729; Xel„-kon,, J. f. O. 1879, 394: R,!,,,,,-. Vogelbildor, 1882 pi. XIV, 5; Finsch, Voy. Challenger B. 

 1881, 42; Rchtiiv. J. f. U. 1891, 128. — Platycercus (Pyrrhulopsis) personatus (•ray, B. Trop. Is. 30. — 

 Pyrrhulopsis personatus .Stlat. P. Z. S. 1875, 62; id. ih. 1876, 308; Rrhn,,-. Consp. Psitt. 1882. 68. — Pyr- 

 rhulopsis personata 'Mslr. Cat. Coll. H. 1889, 78. — „Vanga" IMmcs . „Kaka-lolo" or ,,Karewa" < l<lfi,isch„i. 

 Viti Levu, Fiji Is. (La,j.t. 



26.* Nymphicus cornutus. 

 Horned Parrot, Lath. Gen. Syn. 1781, 288 pi. 8; id. Gen. Hist. 1822 II, 172 pi. 25. — New 

 Caledonian Parrot I.utl,. Gen. Syn. 248; id. Gen. Hist. 173. — Psittacus cornutus Gm. S. N. 1788 I, 327: 

 Lath. ihd. (Jrn. 1790, 102; Urchst. Lath. Uebers. 1792 I, 210 pi. 10: IV, 78; i'icill. Nouv. Diet. 357: id. Enc. 

 Meth. 1393; Kuhl, Consp. 45. — Psittacus caledonicus Gm. S. N. 248; Lath. Ind. Orn. 102; Bcchst. 1. c. 211: 

 IV, 78; Vicill. N. Diet. 353; Knc Mcth. 1391. — Psittacus bisetis Sha,r. Gen. Zool. VIlI 452 ($); Forst. 

 Descr. An. 1844, 258. — Platycercus cornutus Vig. Zool. Journ. I, 528; ^V«//. Gen. B. II 408 pi. CI; id. 

 List Psitt. 1859, 7; id. P. Z. S. 1859, 164; id. B. Trop. Is. 28; SchUg. Mus. P. B. Psitt. 1864, 95; iW., 

 Dierentuin 18ti4 I, 75; Jo„o„ . Mem. Soc. Cherb. 1863 IX, 227: li„srh. Papag. 1868 II, 241: <!,(,,/. II. L. II. 



