1864.] PARROTS OF THE MALAYAN REGION. 279 
since both the subfamily Loriine and the family Plyctolophide 
reach this point only, as well as the truly Malayan genus Geof‘royus. 
I have endeavoured to make the following list of the Malayan 
Psittaci as complete and accurate as possible. The localities have 
been determined from personal observation and inquiry*, as those 
usually given are very erroneous, owing to so many of the species 
being domesticated and carried to every part of the archipelago. 
Several species, which appear to have been founded on immature 
birds or accidental variations, are sunk altogether, as well as some 
which seem to have been described from made-up specimens. <A few 
remarks on the habits of the species observed by myself are also 
given, and a table showing the geographical range of each species is 
added. 
List of the Malayan Species of Parrots. 
Fam. I. PtycroLoruip». 
1, Cacatua. 
1. CACATUA PHILIPPINARUM. 
Psittacus philippinarum, Gm. Syst. Nat. i. p.331; Pl. Enl. 191, 
Hab. Philippine Islands. 
2. CACATUA MOLUCCENSIS. 
Psittacus moluccensis, Gm. Syst. Nat. i. p. 331; Pl. Enl. 498. 
Kakadoe rubro-cristatus, Bourj. Perr. t. 78. 
Plyctolophus rosaceus, Lear, Parr. pl. 2. 
Hab. Ceram and Amboyna (A. R. W.). 
Remarks.—This fine species is abundant in Ceram, but much less 
plentiful in Amboyna, and it is not known to extend beyond these 
islands. The birds are taken from the nest in holes of trees, and are 
easily domesticated. In Ceram they attack the young cocoa-nuts, 
gnawing through the tough outer covering to get at the pulp and 
water inside. 
3. CACATUA CRISTATA. 
Psittacus cristatus, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p- 143; Pl. Enl. 263; 
Bourj. Perr. t. 82. 
Hab. Gilolo, Batchian, and Ternate (A. R.W,). 
4. CACATUA CRISTATELLA, n. s. 
Simillima C. cristate, sed multo minor. 
Exactly like C. cristata in colour, but very much smaller in all its 
dimensions. It inhabits a limited district in the northern peninsula 
of Gilolo. The true C. cristata inhabits the other parts of Gilolo ; 
while the specimens from Batchian and Ternate are smaller, but still 
seem referable to the old species. The following are the compara. - 
tive dimensions of four specimens in my collection :— 
* N.B. The initials (4. R. W.) after any locality show that the species was 
observed there by myself. 
