260 PSITTACIDiE. 



an eighth long by seven-eighths of an inch broad." {Gould, 

 Handbk. Bds. Aust., Vol. ii., p. 60.) 



Hah. West and South- West Australia. (Ramsay.) 



Genus PSEPHOTUS, Gould. 



? PSEPHOTUS H^MATOGASTER, Gould. 



Red-belliecl Parrakeet. 

 Gould, Handbk. Bds. Aust., Vol. ii., sp. 426, p. 62. 



" For a full set of the eggs of this bird I am indebted to Mr. J. 

 Hill, who obtained them at ' Pine Rise,' Kewell, Victoria, from 

 the hoUow branch of a Eucalyptus, on September 15th, 1887. 

 They are seven in number for a sitting, and when found were in 

 a very advanced state of incubation. In form they Ure rounded 

 ovals, a single specimen only (P) being somewhat sharply pointed 

 at one end, pure white, and the shell very smooth but without 

 any gloss. They measure as follows : — length (A) 0*94 x 0*8 inch; 

 (B) 0-95 X 0-8 inch ; (C) 0-94 x 0-78 inch ; (D) 0-97 x 0-76 inch ; 

 (E) 0-9.5 X 0-8 inch ; (F) 0-97 x 0-78 inch ; (G) 0-97 x 0-8 inch." 

 (North, P.L.S., N.S. W., Vol. ii., 2nd Series, p. 986.) 



Hab. Kew South Wales, Interior, Victoria and South Australia, 

 West and South-west Australia. {Ramsay.) 



PSEPHOTUS H^MATOGASTER, Gould. 



Va/r. XANTHOERHOUS, Gould. 



ITello-w-belllecl Parrakeet. 

 Gould, Handbk. Bds. Aust., Vol. ii., sp. 427, p. 63. 



A set of the eggs of this variety taken from the hollow spout 

 of a tree by Mr. James Ramsay at Tyndarie, on the 2nd of 

 September, 1868, are similar to those of the preceding species P. 

 hoematogasler, being rounded in form, pure white, and the te:xture 



