304 zooioar. 



Order PSITTACI. 

 Family PSITTACID^. 



28. Pionus Meyeri, Eiipp. 



Psittacus Meyeri, Eiipp. Atlas, p. 18, Taf. 11. — Lefeb. p. 128. 

 Pionus Meyeri, Riipp. Syst. Uebers. No. 330. — Ferret et Gall. 



No. 24. 

 Pionius Meyeri, Finsch, Papageien, ii. 494. 



Iris pale orange, greenish near the pupil ; legs and cere 

 dusky, beak blackish. Usually met with in July and 

 August in small parties of three to six individuals, less 

 often in larger flocks. The cry is far less shrill than that 

 of Palceornis. 



This bird was never seen on the highlands. It was 

 abundant near Kokai, in the upper Lebka valley, and 

 somewhat less so on the Anseba. It was not seen much 

 below 4,000 feet of elevation. 



Most birds have more or less yellow on the crown, the 

 amount however varying. Eiippell's figure is that of a 

 bird without any. This is far from uncommon, but stiU 

 it is rather an exception. I could not find out whether 

 the difference is due to age. 



29. Psittacula Tarantae, Stanley. 



Psittacus Taranta, Stanley, Salt's Travels, Append, p. lii.— Lefeb 



p. 128. 

 Psittacula Ta/rantm, Eiipp. Syst. Uebers. No. 334. — Ferret et Gall. 



No. 26. — Finsch, Papageien, ii. 634. 



The male alone has a red head. 

 This bird was never seen below 7,000 feet above the 

 sea, and appeared to be very locally distributed, abounding 



