PSEPHOTUS PULCHEEEIMUS. 



(Beautiful Parrakeet ) 

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EoEEHEAD, deep scarlet, followed by a large blackisli-brown patch, which covers the crown and nape ; feathers round the eye, dull yellow ; 

 sides of the neck, light shining bluish green ; chest, bright yellowish green ; back, greyish brown ; upper tail coverts, light blue, but with a 

 greenish cast next the tail, where they are tipped with black ; a bright scarlet patch runs from the shoulder longitudinally more than one- 

 third across the wing ; edge of the wing, black ; primaries, bluish black ; external webs towards the extremities, light grey ; secondaries and 

 tertiaries, blackish brown, more or less tinged with light buflfish brown, especially on the edges of the outer webs ; upper part of abdomen 

 and the flanks, verditer blue ; centre of abdomen and under tail coverts, scarlet, each feather delicately margined wdth white ; the two central 

 feathers of the tail, dark blackish olive, the basal portion being much lighter ; the remaining feathers of the tail are green at their bases, light 

 blue in the middle, and very largely tipped with white, particularly on the inner webs. The female is not so brightly colored as the male. 

 Bill, horn color. 



Length, 11 inches ; w^ng, 5 ; tail, 7 ; bill, i ; tarsus, \. 



This species is found most plentifully in the district of Darling Downs, but has been obtained in other parts of Queensland, 

 specimens having been shot occasionally near both Ipswich and Brisbane. It feeds upon grass seeds, and also those of small papilionaceous 

 plants. It prefers open forest country, where it associates in pairs. The eggs (five in number) are deposited on the bare ground in a 

 deserted anthill, the entrance being a small hole in the side. The young are covered with a thick white down, and much resemble those 

 of hawks. 



PSEPHOTUS MULTICOLOR. 



(Many -coloured Parrakeet.) 



FoEEHEAD, gamboge yellow ; crown of the head, cheeks, throat, and chest, lightish shining bluish green ; a patch of reddish brown on the 

 occiput ; back, dull green ; tip and under surface of shoulder, brilliant blue ; on the middle of the shoulder is a deep yellow patch ; outer 

 webs of primaries, deep blue at the base, and grey towards the tips ; secondaries and greater coverts also are edged with lighter blue ; the 

 remainder of the wing is green ; abdomen, orange scarlet ; vent, lemon yellow ; upper tail coverts, green, with a band of scarlet in the middle ; 

 tail, green at the base, the two middle feathers graduating into dark blue, and tipped with black ; the remaining feathers pale blue, tipped 

 moreor less with white. 



Length, Hi inches ; wing, 5^ ; tail, 7 ; tarsus, i ; bill, i. 



This bird is found on Liverpool Plains and the surrounding country, as well as in the Murray and Darling Eiver districts. It 

 is similar in its habits and nidification to the preceding. 



