Order PSITTACI.] 



[Fam. PLATYCEECID^ 



PLATYCEECUS NOY^ ZEALANDI.E. 



(RED-FRONTED PARRAKEET.) 



Pacific Parrot^ Lath. Gen. Syn. i. p. 252 (1781). 



Psittaciis novce zeelandice^ Sparrm. Mus. Carls, pi. 28 (1787). 



PsiUacus pacificus^ Gm. Syst. Nat. i. p. 329 (1788). 



Platy c evens pad ficus^ Vigors, Zool. Journ. i. p. 526 (1825). 



Pezqporus novce zeelandiw^ Voigt, ed. Cuv. Thierreich, p. 750 (1831). 



Lathamus sparmanii^ Less. Traite d'Orn. i. p. 206 (1831). 



Platycercus erythrotis, Wagl. Monogr. Psitt. p. 526 (1835). 



Cyanoramphus erythrotis^ Bonap. Eev. et Mag. de Zool. vi. p. 153 (1854). 



Cyanoramphus novce zelandice^ Bonap. Rev. et Mag. de Zool. vi. p. 153 (1854). 



Cyanoramphus aucJclandicus^ Bonap. Naumannia, 1856, Suppl. p. 352. 



Cyanoramphus novce guinew^ Bonap, Naum. 1856, Suppl. p. 352. 



Platycercus aucMandicus^ Gray, Cat. Brit. Mus. Psitt. p. 13 (1859). 



Platycercus cooMi^ Gray, Cat. Brit. Mus. Psitt. p. 13 (1859). 



Platycercus novce guinece^ Gray, Cat. Brit. Mus. Psitt. p. 13 (1859). 



CyanorJiamphiis saisseti^ Verr. et Des Murs, Rev. et Mag. de Zool. xii. p. 387 (1860). 



Platycercus rayneri^ Gray, Ibis, 1862, p. 228. 



Coriphilus novce zeelandice^ Schlegel, Dierent. p. 77 (1864). 



Eupliema novce zeelandm, Schl. Mus. Pays-Bas, Psittac% p. 105 (1864). 



Platycercus forsteri^ Finsch, Papag. ii. p. 287 (1868). 



'Native names. 



Kakariki, Kakawariki, Powliaitere, Porere, and Torete 



c? prasinus^ uropygio pauUo Isetiore : genis et corpore subtus flavicanti-viridibus : pileo antico, macuM ante- 



oculari^ altera supraauriculari et plumis paucis ad latera uropygii positis puniceis : occipite ad basin 

 plumarum celate citrine : tectricibus alarum dorso concoloribus : remigibus brunneis, aid spuria leetis- 

 sim^ ultramarina : primariis extus ad basin ultramarine, versus apicem anguste flavido marginatis : caudd 

 supr^ laete prasiua, subtus magis flavicante : subalaribus cyanescenti-viridibus : maxilla cyanescenti-alba, 

 versus apicem nigricante, mandibula omnino nigricante : pedibus pallide brunneis : iride rubra. 



Adult male. General plumage bright grass-green, lighter, or rather yellowish-green on the underparts. 

 Forehead, crown, and streak across the eye terminating on the ear-coverts deep crimson, with a spot of 

 the same, more or less distinct, on each side of the rump ; on the nape a broad basal mark of yellowish 

 white, observable only when the plumage is disturbed or raised. The wing-feathers are dusky black, 

 lighter on the under surface, and crossed by an obscure yellowish bandj the outer primaries and their 

 coverts, as well as the bastard quills, bright blue on their outer webs. Irides cherry-red ; upper mandible 

 bluish white,with a black tipj lower mandible bluish black; feet pale brown. Extreme length 11'25 



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