PSITTACULA. 315 



Genus PSITTACULA Kuhl. 



Psittactila Kuhl, Consp. Psitt. p. S, 1S20. Tvpe P. passerina f^^Linn. ). 



This o^enus is distinguished by the absence of a furcula, the 

 bill swollen on the sides, the culmen rounded, the orbital ring 

 incomplete, and the short tail. 



202. Psittacula modesta. 



Schombirgk's Parrakeet. 



Psittacula modesta Cab. in Schomb. Eeis. Guian. iii. p. 727, 1S4:S 

 ( British Guiana) ; Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xx. p. 245 note, 1^591 ; 

 Brabuurne ct Chubb. B. S. Amer. i. p. S6, no. 810, 1912. 



'"'' Psitt acus modesta. Cab., nov. sp. — A single specimen, labelled 

 ^ . without any blue, differs from the ? oi passer'ma in being larger 

 and especially in its broader bill. Forehead and fore part of 

 crown is, as is also the whole underp:irt5, yellowish green, the 

 green of the npper parts is less brilliant and darker (about the 

 same as in P. suijxira), flight-feathers black. Runi[>. under 

 wincr-coverts, and outer edges of prijnaries grass-oreeu. inner edo^e 

 of flight-feathers washed with dull blue. Upper mandible dark 

 bro\\n, lower mandible pale. Total length 5' S'.'' (= 131 mm.), 

 wing ^"' (=77), tail 1" 8'" ( = 39), middle toe withontclau- 6|"' 

 (= 13). I (Schomb.) also doubt this species, and my doubts are 

 as above (pregarius) that I always obtained this species when 

 shooting into a flock of passerina." 



As the type specimen of this species is not available at the 

 present time for comparison, we have copied the original 

 description. 



203. Psittacula passerina. 



Blue-wing KD Parrakeet. 



Psittacust passerinus Linn. Syst. Xat. lUth ed. i. p. 103. 1 7o8 (Guiana). 

 Psittacula (/reijaria Cab. in Sehomb. Heis. (iuian. iii. p. 727, 1848. 

 Psittacula yuianrusis Salvad. Cat. B. Brit. !Mus. xx. p. 2.51, 1891. 

 Psittacula sp., Lloyd, Timeliri (2) xi. p. 7, 1897. 



Psittacula passeri/ia Bralnjunie A: Chubb. B. S. Amer. i. p. 87. no. 816, 

 I III 2. 



Adult male. General colour tibovo and below green ; forehead, 

 lower back, and runij) emerahi-green ; primarv-coverts above and 

 nndrr winir-coverts ultramarine-blue. 



