Australian Birds in the Collection of the Linnean Socieiij. 291 



Psittacus capistratus. Bechst. Kuhl, Nova Acta ('^•c. vol. 10. 



p. 35. no. 44. 

 Perruche à face bleue. Le Vaill. Hist, des Pen-, pi. 47. 



3. RuBRiTORQUis. T)'i. viridis, capite genis giilaque caruleis, 

 pectore tectricibus iufcrioribus torqueque nuchali aurantio- 

 coccineis, hoc azureo-variegato, macula abdominali azureo- 

 viridi, fascia remigum subtus abdomineque injimo flavis. 



Caput totum cœruleo-splendens. Torquis nuchalis plumre coc- 

 cinese, ad apicem azureo-marginatœ. Remigum pogonia 

 interna fusca, macula longâ longitudinal! marginata. Fe- 

 morum caudœque tectrices flavœ, viridi variœ. Rectrices 

 virides, subtus flavescenti-virides, pogoniis internis, mediis 

 exceptis, ad basin flavo-marginatis. Longitudo corporis, 

 9-ïV ' niandibulce superioris ad rictum, -i, inferioris, ^ ; alœ 

 a carpo ad remigem primam, 5-^^ ; tarsi, j^ ; digiti antici 

 externi, ungue incluso, 1^. 



This species approaches very nearly to the two preceding ; 

 but it may at once be distinguished from them by the colour of 

 the nuchal collar, which is scarlet, with the feathers margined 

 by deep blue. The colour of the head is of a paler azure, and 

 that of the breast and inner wing-coverts is more of an orange 

 and less of a scarlet than in Trich. hœmatodus. 



4. Matoni. Lath. INISS.* Tri. viridis, pectore abdomine nu- 

 cluique fiavo coccineoque variis, tectricibus iufcrioribus fas- 

 ciaque remigum subtus coccineis. 



* There is a species described by M. Kuhl in his Monograph on this family (Psitt. 

 chlorolepidotus, p. 48. no. 75.), which he refers to as being in the Linnean Society's 

 collection, and which bears some resemblance in characters to the present species. 

 The description, however, is not sufficiently accordant with our bird to lead us at once 

 to conclude that it is intended for it. The species described above is e.<tremely com- 

 mon, and in every extensive collection. 



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