PSITTACID.E. 



a, b. N.E. Australia. Presented by Sir Thomas Mitchell. 

 c. New South Wales. Presented by Mrs. Bell. 

 df. Northern Australia. Presented by J. R. Elsev, Esq., 

 R.N. 



8. PLATYCERCUS VENUSTUS. Brown's Parrakeet. 



ll Psittacus (Conurus) venustus, Brown, Kuhl, Consp.Psitt.py.4, 52. 

 TfPsittacus Brownii, Temm. Linn. Trans, xiii. p. 119. 



Platycercus Brownii, Vig. fy Horsf. Linn. Trans, xv. p. 281. 

 Platycercus venustus, Waal. Monogr. Psitt. p. 529. 



Gould, Bird of Austr. v. pi. 31 ; Lear, Parr. pi. 20 ; Bourj. 

 Perr. t. 33. 



a, b. Port Essington, Australia. Presented by Capt. W. 



Chambers, R.N. 

 c e. Northern Australia. Presented by J. R. Elsey, Esq., 



R.N. 



9. PLATYCERCUS EXIMIUS. The Nonpareil Parrakeet. 



Psittacus eximius, Shaw, Nat. Misc. pi. 96. 

 Psittacus capitatus, Shaw, Gen. Zool. viii. p. 466. 

 Psittacus omnicolor, Bechst. in Lath. Uebers. p. 68. 

 Psittacus (Conurus) eximius, Kuhl, Consp. Psitt. pp. 8, 54. 

 Platycercus eximius, Via. fy Horsf. Linn. Trans, xv. p. 281. 

 Levaill. Perr. t. 28, 29; Gould, B. of Austr. v. pi. 27. 



a. Australia. 



b. ? 



c. d. Van Diemen's Land (Antarctic Expedition). Pre- 



sented by the Admiralty. 

 e,f. Australia. Presented by D. E. Cooper, Esq. 



10. PLATYCERCUS SPLENDIDUS. The Splendid Parrakeet. 



Platycercus splendidus, Gould, Proc. Z. S. 1845, p. 105 ; B. of 

 Austr. v. pi. 28. ^l,^.., 



Hab. New South Wales. 



11. PLATYCERCUS IGNITUS. The Fiery Parrakeet. 



Platycercus ignitus, Leadb. Proc. Z. S. (1837) p. 8; Gould, B. 

 of Austr. v.pl. 30. 



a. Australia. From Mr. Argent's Collection. 



