PT1STES. APROSMICTTJS. PYKRHTJLOPSIS. 15 



Genus PTISTES, Gould. 



Ptistes erythropterus ((7m.). 



Ptistes erythropterus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 37 (1865) ; North, 

 Nests fy Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 255, pi. xiv. fig. 5 (1889) ; Salvador^ 

 Cat. Birds B. M. xx. p. 481 (1891); Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 177 

 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 33 (1900) ; Campbell, Nests $ Eggs 

 Austr. Birds, ii. p. 628 (1901). 



Ptistes coccineopterus, Le Souef, Ibis, 1899, p. 360 ; id. Viet. Nat. xvi. 

 p. 71 (1899). 



The eggs of the Red-winged Parrakeet measure from 1*11 to 1*2 

 in length, by 1 in breadth. 



1. Rockhampton, Queensland, 9th Crowley Bequest. 



Oct. (North Coll.}. 



3. Dawson River, Queensland, 2nd Crowley Bequest. 

 Oct. (North Coll.}. 



2. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 



Genus APROSMICTUS, Gould. 



Aprosmictus cyanopygius ( Vieill.). 



Aprosmictus scapulatus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 35 (1865) ; 



North, Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 255 (1889). 

 Aprosmictus cyanopygius, Salvation, Cat. Birds B. M. xx. p. 486 (1891) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 177 (1899); Sharpe, Hand-l. ii. p. 33 



(1900) ; Robinson $ Laverock, Ibis, 1900, p. 644 ; Campbell, Nests $ 



Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 628 (1901). 



The eggs of the King Parrakeet in the Collection measure re- 

 spectively : 1-38 by 1-15; 1-37 by 1-15. 



2. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 



Genus PYRRHULOPSIS, Reichenb. 



Pyrrhulopsis splendens (Peale). 



Platycercuo splendens, Finsch 8f Hartl. Faun. Centr-Polyn. p. 20, tab. ii. 



'fig. 2 (1867) ; Layard, P. Z. S. 1875, p. 425; Nehrk. J.f. O. 1879, 



p. 394. 

 Pyrrhulopsis splendens, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xx. p. 493 (1891) 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 177 (1899). 



Three eggs of the Shining Parrakeet measure respectively : 1-51 

 by 1-2 ; 1-47 by 1-19 ; 1-46 by 1-16. 



1. Fiji Islands, 8th Aug. j (V r T , 



1. Fiji Islands, 7th Sept. 1 J&^ ^ST Crowley Bequest. 



1. Fiji Islands, 10th Sept. | /; utra 1 



