32 A. von Pelzeln on Birds in 



Cat. n. 5795) is the only known specimen of this species. In 

 the old inventory. Botany Bay is given as its habitat; but Latham 

 says " it inhabits several of the islands in the South Seas." The 

 specimen above described is said to have come from Otaheite. 

 Trichoglossus pygmceus is, as Dr. Finsch remarks, nearly 

 allied to T. palmarum (Gmel.), T. placens (Teram.), and 

 similar species. 



53. Nestor meridionalis (Gmel.). (122.) 



Southern Brown Parrot, Lath. Gen. Synops. i. 264. 70 (N. 

 Zealand) . 



Psittacus meridionalis, Gmel. Syst. i. 333. 



Psittacus nestor, Lath. Ind. Orn. i. 110. 85. 



Psittacus australis, Shaw, Mus. Lever, pi. p. 87. 



The type of Latham's description and Shaw's description 

 and plate. 



54. Psittacus madagascariensis (Less.), var. (94.) 

 Mascarine Parrot, Lath. Gen. Synops. i. 265. 72 (note). 

 Psittacus mascarinus, Linne; Lath. Ind. Orn. i. 111. 87. 

 Coracopsis mascarina (Briss.), Pelzeln, Verh. zool.-bot. 



Gesellsch. Wien, 1863, 934. 



Mascarinus madagascariensis, Less. Traite, 189. 



Psittacus madagascariensis (Less.), Finsch, Papag. ii. 306. 



The bird from the Leverian Museum (Sale Cat. n. 5828), 

 which is affected by partial albinism, was described by Latham 

 as a variety of the Mascarine Parrot. Further details were 

 given by Dr. Finsch and myself as above cited. 



55. Pionias menstruus (Linne) . (127.) 

 Blue-headed Parrot, Lath. Gen. Synops. i. 211. 107. 



The Blue-headed Parrot, Sale Cat. n. 4945, was transferred 

 to the duplicates in 1832. 



56. Psittacula purpurata (Gmel.). (123.) 

 Purple-tailed Parakeet, Lath. Gen. Synops. i. 315. 121 



(Br. Mus., Lev. Mus.). 



Psittacus purpuratus, Gmel. Syst. i. 350 ; Latham, Ind. 

 Orn. i. 132. 150. 



Psittacula purpurata (Gmel.), Finsch, Papag. ii. 680. 



The specimen from the Museum Leverianum is not in the 



