THE CHESTNUT-CKOWNED PAKKAKEET --iO 



Gould obtained his first specimens of this bird in 1839 on the 

 Lower Namoi River. 



The Yellow-vented Parrakeet. 



Psephotus xanthorrhous . 



Western and South Australia, Victoria, and New South Wales. 



Very similar to P. Juematorrlwus, but the patch on the wing-coverts 

 instead of being chestnut is olive-yellow, the lesser wing-coverts are 

 not verditer-green, but uniform deep blue, the under tail-coverts are 

 yellow instead of red, the breast is more or less distinctly mottled. Total 

 length 12 to 13 inches, wing 4.3 to 5.5, tail 6.5 to 7, bill 0.65, tarsus 0.73. 

 The eggs (5 to 8) measure .94 x .81 inch. 



There is much individual variation in this species, both in 

 size and coloration. It is often called "Blue Bonnet," and is 

 plentiful in the Riverina district of New South Wales. 



The Pale Parrakeet. 



Psepltotus pallescens. 



South Australia. 



This bird is a variety of P. xanthorrhous, but has the upper surface 

 and breast much paler, and the olive patch on the median wing-coverts 

 yellower. 



The Beautiful Parrakeet. 



Psephotus pulclierrimus. 



New South Wales and Queensland. 



Crown and nape brown-black, sides of the head and neck bluish- 

 green; hind neck, back, scapulars, and inner secondaries greyish brown; 

 upper tail-coverts blue; above the rump a black cross band; breast green 

 passing into blue below; sides blue; abdomen red; under wing-coverts 

 blue; two central tail-feathers olive-brown at the base, passing into blue 

 towards the tip, which is black. Total length 12 inches, wing 5, tail 6.7, 

 bill 0.58, tarsus 0.59. The eggs (3 to 5) measure .86 x .69 inch. 



This beautiful bird makes a hole in a Termites' mound and 

 lays its eggs there, making a considerable cavity, and it seems 

 to cause the Termites to desert the mound. 



The Chestnut-crowned Parrakeet. 



Psephotus dissimilis. 



Northern Territory. 



This bird is very similar to P. chrysopierygius, but has not the yellow 

 band across the forehead; the lower parts are verditer-blue in the male; 

 rump bluish-green, under tail-coverts orange. The female has the crown 

 and forehead greyish olive-green. 



