546 On the known Species of the Genus Erythrura. 



5. Erythrura pucherani, Bp. Consp. i. p. 457 ; Hartl. 

 /. c. p. 462. 



M. Oustaletj to whom I sent a skin of E. cyanovirens 

 (Upoluj Samoa^ Kubary) for comparison, assures me that the 

 typical specimen of E. pucherani, Bp., in the Paris Museum 

 is absolutely identical with it. E. pucherani must therefore 

 be regarded as a synonym of E. cyanovirens. 



6. Erythrura cyanovirens (Peale), from the Samoan 

 Islands. 



7. Erythrura pealii, Hartl., from the Eiji group. 

 These two species are well diagnosed by Hartlaub, and 



seem to be quite distinct. I have been able, through the 

 kindness of Mr. Schmeltz, to examine specimens of the 

 former, collected by Kubary, and of the latter, collected by 

 Kleinschmidt, in the Godeffroy Collection. 



The species of the genus Erythrura which I am disposed 

 to recognize as valid are therefore eight, as follows : — 



1. E. jjrasina (Sparrm.), ex Java, Sumatra, et Borneo. 



2. E. trichroa (Kittl.) ; ex inss. Carolinens., Halmahera*, 

 Batchiaii, Ternate, Papua t, inss. Lifu, Mare, et Tanna ! 



3. E. tricolor (Vieill.), ex Timor. 



4. E. psittacea (Gm.), ex Nov. Caledonia. 



5. E. cyanovirens (Peale), ex inss. Samoensibus. 



6. E. pealii, Hartl. ex inss. Fiji. 



7. E. Serena, mihi, ex ins. Aneiteum. 



8. E. regia, mihi, ex ins. Api. 



I may add that during a recent visit to the Dresden Museum, 

 in company with Mr. Forbes, I carefully examined the type o£ 

 Chlorura hyperythra, Reichenbach (Singvogel, p. 33), said 

 to be from New Guinea. The conclusion we arrived at was 

 that this is really a good species, nearly related to Erythrura, 

 but perhaps hardly to be placed within the confines of the 

 genus. 



* {Metjer). t Mount Axfak [Meyer). 



