68 Prof. T. Salvador! on two new Species of Parrot. 



Length about 80 millim. 



A single specimen from Lord Howe's Island (H.M.S. 

 'Herald'). 



In possessing spurred claws to its anal legs and a median 

 sulcus on its anal tergite this species resembles C. aurantiipes 

 and C. subminiatus ( = miniatus) of Newport; but it maybe 

 at once recognized by the punctures and small spinules on its 

 anal legs, by the short, stout, pleural process, &c. 

 [To be continued.] 



VI. — Description of Two neiu Species of Parrots of the Genus 

 Cyanorhamphus in the British Museum. By T. Salva- 

 dobi, C.M.Z.S. 



Cyanorhamphus cyanurus. 



Similar to C. novo? zeafandio?, but larger and with the tail 

 blue ; the two central tail-feathers are tinged with green on 

 both webs, the remainder only on the outer webs, towards 

 the base ; under wing-coverts and also the longest under 

 tail-coverts tinged with blue ; tail underneath dusky olive, 

 darker than in C. novoe zealandice) bill black, with the base 

 of the maxilla silvery grey ; feet dusky. Total length 12"7 

 inches, wing 6'6, tail 6*5, bill 08, tarsus 082. 



Hab. Raoul Island, Kermadec group ( Voy. H.M.S, 'Herald'') . 



Cyanorhamphus subflavescens. 

 Intermediate between C. Cooki and C. Saisseti; about the size 

 of C. Cooki "*, and very much like it in colour, but of a more 

 yellowish tinge, especially on the underparts, and with the 

 red on the head much reduced and nearly confined to the 

 forehead ; the red spot on the ear-coverts not very conspi- 

 cuous, those on the sides of the rump much extended ; the 

 lower part of the cheek-feathers yellowish as in C. Saisseti, 

 from which the present species differs in being stronger and 

 larger, notwithstanding its shorter tail ; the upper parts have 

 a slightly more yellowish tinge, while the underparts have 

 the yellow tinge greener; the primaries are less blue and 

 more green, especially towards the apical half of the outer 

 webs; tail below goldemolive with no greyish tinge, the 

 tips of the tail-feathers not contrasting with the rest ; bill 

 bluish black, with the base of the maxilla silvery grey ; feet 

 dusky brown. Total length 127 to 11*3 inches, wing 5*8 

 to 5*7, tail 6 to 5*5, bill 0*86 to 0-73, tarsus 0*88 to 0-88. 

 Hab. Lord Howe Island (Voy. H.M.S. l Herald'). 



* Having compared the types, I have been able to identity C. Cooki 

 -with ('. Rayneri from Norfolk Island. 



