‘Io PSITDAGL 
1. Coriphilus taitianus (Gmelin). (Plate 3, Fig. 6). Society Is. 
Psittacus taitianus Gmelin, Syst. Nat. Vol. 1, p. 329, n° 91 (1788). 
Coriphilus taitianus Bonaparte, cf. Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. Vol. 20, p. 46 (1891); 
Mivart, Mon. Lor. pl. 27, f. 1 (1896); Forbes & Robinson, Bull. Liverp. Mus. 
Vol. 1, p. 6, pl. 2, f. 1 (var.) (1897); Salvadori, Ibis, 1905, p. 413. 
Sparrman (Mus. Carls. fasc. 2, pl. 27) has described and figured (Psittacus cyaneus) 
a bird entirely blue with no white on the cheeks and throat; possibly it may belong 
to a distinct species; similar to it appears to be a bird figured by Forbes & Robin- 
son (loc. cit.), but I should say that it is an immature specimen of C, faitianus. The 
same remark applies to C. cyanescens Scott Wilson, Ibis, 1907, p. 653, from Bora- 
Bora Island (Society group) (C. cyaneus Scott Wilson (nec Sparrman), Ibis, 1907, 
p. 378, pl. 8; Salvadori, Ibis, 1907. 652). Scott Wilson’s plate shows the bill black, 
not red as in the one of Sparrman. 
2. Coriphilus ultramarinus (Kuhl) (Plate 3, Fig. 7). Marquesas Is. 
Psittacus ultramartaus Kuhl, Consp. Psitt. p. 49 (1820). 
Coriphilus ultramarinus Salvin, cf. Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. Vol. 20, p. 48 (1891); 
Mivart, Mon. Lor. pl. 27, f. 2 (1896); Salvadori, Ibis, 1905, p. 413. 
7. GENUS TRICHOGLOSSUS ViGcors & HORSFIELD 
Trichoglossus Vigors & Horsfield, Trans. Linn. Soc. Lond. Vol. 15, p. 287 (1826) (type Pstttacus 
capistrvatus Bechstein == P. haematodes Linnzus). 
Synonym : Australasia Lesson, Tr. d’Orn. p. 209 (1831). 
Characters, Point of maxilla long, but not thin; tail moderate of twelve feathers gra- 
dually tapering to a point, the two middle tail-feathers not very long; four or five first primaries 
not distinctly attenuated at the tip; predominant colour green; tail-feathers green above with the 
tip uniform; shaft-streaks more or less blue on the forehead; breast generally tinged with red. 
Geographical Distribution. Australian Region, except New Zealand. 
KEY OF THE SPECIES 
A. Quills underneath with a coloured band towards the base. 
a. Band towards the base of the quills underneath yellow. 
a'. Band across the nape greenish-yellow. 
al’, Middle of the abdomen not blue. — 
al’. Breast mostly yellow ; occiput bright green . . . . . . . . . |. HEMATODES. 
b!'". Breast red. 
at, Head not entirely blue. 
a®. Breast-feathers ved, with no tinge of yellow towards the edges (except 
in young birds). 
a®. No dark cross bands on the breast of the adult birds. 
a’, Forehead blush. 
aS. Purple patch behind the green collar smaller . . . . . TT. FORSTENI. 
bs’. Purple patch behind the green collar large and conspicuous. T. DJAMPEANUS. 
b7, Forehead greenish (fide Rothschild et Hartert). . . . . T. mrcHEtts,. 
b°. Breast with dark cross bands. 
ce’. Dark cross bands on the breast much broader and very conspicuous. 
o8. Bar=coverts blue. 5 3 ee) eee ee CVANOGRAMNIUS: 
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