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yellowish, mingled with red and blue; shoulders deep blue; under side of 

 the wings black with irregular white band; cheeks blue; under tail- 

 coverts crimson; tail black below. Total length 11 inches, wing 5.8, tail 

 6.3, tarsus 0.8, bill 0.7 inch. 



Rosella : Platycercus exi-mius. 



Australian Museum. 



Dr. Ramsay, who originally described this bird, thought it 

 might prove to be a hybrid, and it is quite possible it is, as little, 

 if anything is known of it, beyond the type skins. 



