1864.] PARROTS OF THE MALAYAN REGION. 283 
probably brought from the Nicobar Islands, which I consider the 
western limit of the Malayan region 
6. PsirrInus. 
22. PsITTINUS INCERTUS. 
Psittacus incertus, Shaw, Nat. Miscell. pl. 769. 
P. malaccensis, Lath. ; Wagl. Mon. p. 630; Sw. Zool. Ill. pl. 154. 
Hab. Malay Peninsula, Singapore, Sumatra, and Borneo (A. R.WV.). 
Remarks.—This species is the most abundant of the Parrots of 
the western Malay countries. The genus has undoubted affinities 
to Paleornis. 
7. GEOFFROYUS. 
23. GEOFFROYUS PERSONATUS. 
Psittacus personatus, Shaw, Gen. Zool. viii. p. 544; Lev. Perr. 
t. 112, 113. 
P. geoffroyanus, Vieill. 
P. bataviensis, Wag]. 
P. aruensis, G. R. Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1858, p. 183 (var.). 
P. jukesii, G. R. Gray, List of Psitt. in B. M. p. 72 (var.). 
P. capistratus, G. R. Gray, Proc. Zool. Soc. 1858, p. 183 ( 9 var.). 
P. fuscicapillus, Vieill. N. Dict. d’ Hist. Nat. xxv. p. 316 (2); 
Wagl. Mon. 
P. spadiceocephalus, Kuhl, Consp. Psitt. p. 84. 
Hab. Bouru, Ceram, Amboyna, Goram, Ké Islands (capistratus), 
Aru Islands (arwensis), Timor (jukesii), and Flores (jukesii) (A.R.W.). 
Remarks.—This species varies in size, and I can find no perma- 
nent differences by which any of the above forms can be separated. 
24. GEOFFROYUS CYANICOLLIS. 
Psittacus cyanicollis, Mull. & Schleg. Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ethn. 
pp. 108, 182. 
Hab. Gilolo and Batchian (4. R. W.). 
Remarks.—A very distinct and beautiful bird. The species of 
this genus are seldom domesticated. Ido not remember ever having 
seen one in confinement. 
25. GEOFFROYUS PUCHERANI. 
Geoffroyus pucherani, Bp.; Souancé, Rev. et Mag. de Zool. 1856, 
218 
Pionus Suscicapillus (Wagl.), Homb. et Jacq. Voy. au Péle Sud, 
i 2s t..3. 
Hab. New Guinea, Waigiou, and Mysol (4. R. WV.). 
26. GEOFFROYUS HETEROCLITUS. 
Pionus heteroclitus, H. & J. Voy. au Pole Sud, Zool. iii. p. 103. 
Boat, fel. 
P. cyaniceps, Puch. Voy. au Pole Sud, t. 25*. f. 2. 
Hab. Solomon Islands. 
