TdUNsKM) AM) \\KTM«H<K: nil ItlKDS. 193 



\'A. \'lM MSI KM. IS ((imclill I. 



I'sitlacus au.ttralis i'liut'Un, Syst ii:»t , 17ss, 1. pt 1, ji. ;{2*.l (SamoHii Island'^ 



Thr«'f hinls \\rr«' >(tiir»<l at Nine nr Savant- Islaml. -'.") .\o\ (iiilur, 

 aiul four \viT«' takj'H at Ipolu in tlic Saiiinan Islands. Tlu' Idrds 

 from tlu' two localities appear identical in color and si/.c. It is prolta- 

 l»lo that these small parrots lia\e Kern carried from island to island 

 H-s caj:e-l>ir<ls. 



41. ( HDUirmi IS I'l-Hix lAM's (Miiller). 



I'sittacu.'i i>crwianus Miiller, Natiirsyst. Suppl., 177(», j). H(). ("INtu." 

 HummI oh HufToii. Tvpc-locality is lur<' jiivt-n as 'I'aliiti. rf. l)iiui»r'i»ton, 

 I'lanches eiiluin.. ii ). 4.").*), fin. 2). 



There are in the collection four skins of this small parrot from 

 l\anj;iroa. Paumotu Islands, taken 21, 22, and 2.'i Septemher, seven 

 from Hora Bora. Society Islands, collected 17 Novemher, and seven 

 from Aitutaki. ("ook Islands, secured 21 Xovemlu'r. In addition 

 five birds from Hora Bora were i)reserve(| as alcoholic specimens. 

 The name Psifturu.'< tailiaiiu.f (Cimelin) (Syst. nat., 17SS. 1, pt. 1, 

 p. 329) has been commonly applied to this parrot with pKiltacuH 

 pcrnvianus piven as a synonym. As Miiller's name antedates that 

 used by Cimelin and as there is no ground for supposing' that his bird 

 is not this species Piflftacu,s jtrrurinnu.'i must be accepted. Miiller 

 pves Peru as the type-locality which is obviously erroneous. The 

 type-locality is hereby restricted to Tahiti. 



Two male birds from Hangiroa are in immature {)lumaj:e. In both 

 the breast is blackish. In one a few white feathers show on the ear 

 coverts and throat while in the other the cheeks and a spot on the 

 breast are white. The dark immature bird from Tahiti has been 

 described by Sparrman (Mus. Carlson., 1787, fasc. 2, no. 27, pi. 27) as 

 Psittacus cynuru.9. More recently Mr. Scott B. Wilson (Ibis, l'.>()7, 

 p. 379, pi. 8) has named a l)ird in this same dark plumage from B(jra 

 Bora in the Society Group, calling it Coriphilns cyancus. Later (Ibis, 

 1907. p. ()53) on learning of the previous use of Pttittlcus rpniuus by 

 Sparrman, Wilson renamed his bird Coriphilus n/nnc.'tcni.s. On refer- 

 ring to his original description and the colored plate accompanying it 

 there can be no question that this is an immature specimen of C. jmtu- 

 riami.s. 



