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THE AUSTRAL AVIAN RECORD [Vol. Til 



p. 40. Psittacus japonicus. 



luteus macrourus Ducissa de Portland. 



amboinensis Briss 231. 



molluccensis 219. 



indicus 341. 



erythrocephalus 346. 



bengalensis 348. 



varius 



364 



coccineus 



376. 



iavensis crist 



381 



malaccensis 



386 



beryllinus 



390 



gutture luteo 



396. 



bandensis 





The acceptance of this work will necessitate a few alterations 

 in the nomenclature of the Parrots and those bearing upon 

 Australian species I have incorporated in my Birds of Australia. 

 I here give a few superficial notes on the extra-limital changes 

 that appear worthy of consideration. 



Thus Psittacus galeatus crist, based upon Edwards 317, is 

 earlier than sulphur eus Gmelin and there is the point whether 

 galeatus should not be recognised : the " crist " is the 

 debatable item. 



I have already indicated that Forster's Psittacus molluccensis 

 prohibits the continuation of Cacatua moluccensis ex Psittacus 

 moluccensis Gmelin of later date. 



In the Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum, Vol. 

 XX., p. 526, 1891, Salvadori used for a species the name 

 Loriculus indicus taken from Psittacus indicus Gmelin, p. 349, 

 not of p. 318. This usage was incorrect and the next name 

 was Psittacus asiaticus, provided by Latham when he recog- 

 nised the double usage. However Forster proposed a 

 Psittacus indicus prior altogether to Gmelin but again not for 

 either of Gmelin's forms. For the second part here dealt with 



