1 70 ON THE PARROTS IN THE SOCIETY'S GARDENS. [Mar, 4, 



and only specimens ever received by the Society. (See P. Z. S. 

 1900, p. 772.) 



20. Cacatua gymnopis. 



This specimen is the oldest bird in the Parrot-house, having 

 been in the Society's possession for 33 years. It was purchased 

 June 2nd, 1868. 



50. Chrysotis guildingi. 



51. ,, AUGUSTA. 

 62. ,, BOUQUETI. 



We have always a good series of specimens of the Neotropical 

 genus Chrysotis in the Collection. We are now so fortunate as 

 to possess examples of these three rare AntUlean species, and 

 only a short time ago had also an example of C. versicolor of 

 Dominica. (See P. Z. S. 1890, p. 772.) 



71. PSITTACUS ERITHACUS. 



One of oiu" specimens of this bird (received Dec. 24th, 1897) 

 has a pure white tail. 



75. ECLECTUS WESTERMANNI. (Plate XYIII.) 



In 1899 and 1900 we received under our care a series of ten 

 specimens of both sexes of this biixl, deposited by Mr. Rothschild. 

 Whatever doubts may have been foi-merly expressed, it is now, 

 I think, quite certain that this is a valid species, although we do 

 not yet know its exact locality. Mr. Rothschild having already 

 published his notes on this remarkable species (Bull. B. O. 0. x, 

 p. ii, Oct. 1899), I need not repeat them here further than to 

 say that the male is at once recognizable by its entirely green 

 breast, and that the female is most like the corresponding sex of 

 E. pectoralis bvit has a dull purple (not blue) lower breast. 



85. PaljEornis finschi. 



This is a rare species from Burmah, of which we received our 

 first specimen in Nov. 1901 from Mr. E. W. Harper, F.Z.S., to 

 whom we are indebted for examples of so many rare Indian 

 species. (See Oat. B. xx. p. 458, pi. xii.) 



95. Platycercus mastersianus. (Plate XIX.) 



Platycercus mastersianus, Ramsay, Pr. Linn. Soc. N.S.W. ii. 

 p. 27 (1877) ; Salvad. Cat. B. xx. p. 543. 



We are so fortunate as to have a single example of this rare 

 bird in the Collection, deposited by Mr. Rothschild on the 

 29th Oct., 1897, and I have great pleasure in exhibiting a coloured 

 drawing of it prepw-ed by Mr. Smit (Plate XIX.). It is clearly a 

 member of the group of P. elegans, but differs from all others 

 in having the centi-al parts of the tail-feathers whitish. Count 

 Salvadori was unacquainted with it, and merely copied the original 

 description in a, footnote. 



