1873.] DR. O. FINSCH ON A NEW PARROT. 569 



ture narrow; teeth white, rather numerous and coarse, forming 

 prominent ridges extending to the middle of the base ; sides and 

 base white ; back profusely ornamented with irregular, rather large, 

 generally elongated, dark chestnut markings. 



Length 0"92 ; breadth 0"48 of an inch. 



Hab. Solomon Islands. 



This species was recently obtained from the above locality by Mr. 

 Hargraves of this city. In general aspect it resembles some of the 

 varieties of Cxjprcea cribraria, but differs from that species in having 

 the teeth prominently produced a little more than halfway across 

 the base, and in the dorsal ornamentation being in irregular elon- 

 gated dark brown blotches. 



DESCRIPTION OF PLATE XLVIII. 



Pig. 1, 1 a. Helix (Camtena) arthuriana, p. 564. 



2. ( ) rawnesleyi, p. 564. 



3. ( ) challisi, p. 565. 



4. (Corasia) balcombei, p. 565. 



5. 5 a. kci, p. 565. 



6. 6 a. ( Geotrochus) rcdempta, p. 566. 



7- ( ) xanthochila, var., p. 567. 



8. Voluta (Calli/para) brazieri, p. 568. 



9. maegillivrayi, p. 568. 



10. Cypr&a coxeni, p. 568. 



3. On a new American Parrot, of the Genus Chrysotis. 

 By O. Finsch, Ph.D., C.M.Z.S. 



[Eeceived May 21, 1873.] 

 (Plate XLIX.) 

 Chrysotis bodini, sp. nov. (Plate XLIX.) 

 Diagn. Viridis ; limbis plumarum nuchalium et cervicalium an- 

 gustis nigreseentibus ; front e et sincipite rubris ; loris nigris ; 

 plumis genarum mentique lilacino-limbatis ; tergo uropygioque 

 puniceis ; rostro corneo-nigro. 

 Description. Dark grass-green; underparts brighter, with a yel- 

 lowish-green hue, especially on the vent and under tail-coverts. 

 The feathers on the occiput, nape, and hind neck are tipped very 

 narrowly with blackish, most visible on the latter, and more incon- 

 spicuous on the sides and fore part of neck. Front and sinciput 

 bordered with yellowish at the base of the feathers. The feathers 

 of the vertex tipped narrowly with obscure red, those on the cheeks 

 and chin faintly with lilac-blue, giving those parts a bluish tint, 

 more conspicuous in certain lights. From the nostrils to the eye a 

 narrow black loral stripe. Hind back and rump vivid scarlet-red, 

 with yellow base to the feathers. Primaries black, tipped with 

 greenish blue ; secondaries, tectrices of the primaries, and spurious 

 wing green, like the back. Under wing-coverts and shoulders also 

 green. Tail-feathers green from above and below, the two outer- 



