FAM. CACATUIDS 3 
KEYSOESDHESSPEGIES 
a. Larger; wing about 15 inches or 350 to goo mm (fide R. & H.). M. ATERRIMUS. 
b. Smalley ; wing about r2.8 inches or Sto to 350 mm. (fide R. & H.) . M. aLecTo. 
1. Microglossus aterrimus (Gmelin) (Plate 1, Fig. 4). 
Psitiacus aterrimus Gmelin, Syst. Nat. Vol. 1, p. 330, n° 93 (1788). 
Microglossus atervimns Vieillot, cf. Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. Vol. 20, p. 103 (1891); 
Buttikoffer, Not. Leyd. Mus. Vol. 16, p, 166, 167 (19th. Nov. 1894) (juv.). 
Microglossus salvadortt Meyer, Bull. Brit. Orn. Cl. Vol. 4, n. 21, p.6 (21th. Nov. 1894) 
(juv.); ef. Sharpe, Hand-List Birds, Vol. 2, p. 9 (1900). 
2. Microglossus alecto (Lesson). 
Eurhynchus alecto Lesson, Compl. de Buffon, Vol. g, p. 200 (1837). 
Mrcroglossus alecto Bonaparte, Consp. Av. Vol. 1, p. 7 (1850). 
Microglosus atervimus part., Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. Vol. 20, p. 103 (1891). 
Microglossus aterrimus alecto Rothschild & Hartert, Novit. Zool. Vol. 8, p. 77 (1901). 
New Guinea. 
N. Australia, 
Aru Islands and 
W. Papuan Islands. 
It appers to me that the Microglossi from the Aru Islands and the Western Papuan Islands 
although smaller than those from the main land can scarcely be considered as forming a distinct 
species. 
2. GENUS CALYPTOHRYNCHUS Viacors « HORSFIELD 
Calyptorhynchus Vigors & Horsfield, Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. Vol. 15, p. 264 (1826) (type of the 
genus Psittacus banksti Latham); Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. Vol. 20, p. 106 (1891). 
Synonym : Bankstanus Lesson, Tr. d’Orn. p. 179 (1831). 
Characters. Cheeks feathered; tail rather long; the outer tail-feathers shorter than the 
others; feathers of the crest broad; bill short, much curved and very high; general colour 
brown or black. 
KEY OF THE SPECIES 
A. A light patch on the ear-coverts. 
a. Patch on the ear-coverts and tail-band white . . . . . . =. =. =. =. +. +. €. BAUDINI. 
b. Patch on the eav-coverts and tail-band yellow. 

a’. Larger, wing from 18 to 16 inches (= 457-405 mm) C. FUNERUS 
b!. Smaller, wing from 15 to 14 inches (= 382-355 mm) . C. XANTHONOTUS. 
B. No light patch on the ear-coverts; tail-band ved in the adult males, ved, more or less tinged — 
with yellow and crossed by black narrow bands in the immature birds, and perhaps also 
im the adult females. 
c. Head and neck like the body glossy greenish black. 
c!. Larger; total length about 24 inches (= 610 mm) ; crest longer. 
CeBullesmallenand lessrpower fil) 2 Se ee C. BANKSII. 
b!!. Bul larger, much more powerful . . . . +» . » = : . C. MACRORHYNCHUS. 
d’. Smaller ; total leneth about 22 inches (= 560 mm.) ; crest shorter Ge stEpmAmuse 
d. Head and neck brown; upper parts glossy greenish black. . . . . . . = . C. viRripIs. 
Geographical Distribution. The members of this genus are confined to Australia and 
Tasmania. 
1. Calyptorhynchus baudini \igors. S. W. Australia 
Calyptorhynchus baudini Vigors, in Lear's Parrots, pl. 6 (1832); cf. Salvadori, Cat. Birds 
Brit. Mus. Vol. 20, p. 106 (1891). 
