PTISTES. — APEOSMICTTJS. PTEKHITLOPSIS. 15 



Genus PTISTES, OouU. 



Ptistes erythropterus {Om.). 



Ptistes erythropterus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 37 (1865) ; North, 

 Nests 8f Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 255, pi. xiv. fio;. 5 (1889) ; Salvadori, 

 Cat. Birds B. M. xx. p. 481 (1891); Nehrk. Kat. Eiei-samml. p. 177 

 (1899) ; Sharpe, Hnnd-l. ii. p. 3-3 (1900) ; Campbell, Nests ^ Eggs 

 Austr. Birds, ii. p. 636 (1901). 



Ptistes coccineopterus, Le Souef, This, 1899, p. 360 ; id. Vict. Nat. xyi. 

 p. 71 (1899). 



The eggs of the Red-winged Parrakeet measure from 1-11 to 1'2 

 in length, by 1 in breadth. 



1. Rookhampton, Queensland, 9th Crowley Bequest. 



Oct. {North Coll.). 

 3. Dawson River, Queensland, 2nd Crowley Bequest. 

 Oct. {NortJi Coll.). 



2. New South Wales. Gould Coll. ' 



Genus APROSMICTUS, Gould. 



Aprosmictus cyanopygius (VidlL). 



Aproamictus scapulatus, Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. ii. p. 35 (1865) ; 



NoHh, Nests Sf Eggs Austr. Birds, p. 255 (1889). 

 Aprosmictus ovanopygius, Saloadoi;i, Cut. Birds B. M. xx. p. 486 (1891) ; 



Nehrk. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 177 (1899); Shhrpe, Eand-l. ii. p. 33 



(1900) ; Robinson ^ Laoerock, Ibis, 1900, p. 644 ; Campbell, Nests (^ 



Eggs Austr. Birds, ii. p. 628 (1901). 



The eggs of the King Parrakeet in the Collection measure re- 

 spectively : 1:38 by 1-15; 1-37 by 1-15. 



2. New South Wales. Gould Coll. 



Genus PYRRHULOPSIS, Eeichenb. 



Pyrrhulopsis splendens (Peale). 



Platycerou' splendens, Finsch Sr Hartl. Faun. Centr.-Poh/n. p. 20, tab. ii. 



■fio-. 2 (1867) ; Laijard, £>. Z. 8. 1875, p. 425; Nehrk. J.f. O. 1879, 



p. 394. 

 Pyrrhulnpsis splendens, Salvadori, Cat. Birds B. M. xx. p. 493 (1891) ; 



Nehrl^. Kat. Eiersamml. p. 177 (1899J. 



Three eggs of the Shining Parrakeet measure respectively : 1-51 

 by 1-2 ; 1-47 by 1-19 ; 1-46 by 1-16. 



1. Fiii Islands, 8th Aug. j ,-p -r t „,,„,. j. 



1. Fii Islands, 7th Sept y.g^tS" Crowley Bequest. 



1. Fiji Islands, 10th Sept. | '' 



