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PI. 12. A red-fronted Parrakeet. Identified in MSS. as 

 Psittacus pacificus, Forster, which is Cyanorhamphus 

 novse zealandise (Sparrm.) (cf. Salvad., Cat. B., xx., 

 p. 581). 

 " New Zealand." " W. W. Ellis ad viv. delin. et pinx., 

 1777. 

 Latham founded his " Pacific Parrakeet " (Gen. Syn., i., 

 p. 252, 1781) on a specimen in the Leverian Museum. His 

 " Var. A " came from New Zealand. 



PI. 13. Identified as Psittacus euchloris, Forster. It is the 

 " Blue-crested Parrakeet " of Latham, Gen. Syn., i., p. 

 254 (1781), described from a specimen in the Leverian 

 Museum, probably the same as that figured by Ellis. 

 = Vini australis (Gm.) (cf. Salvad., t.c, p. 43). 

 "Friendly Isles." " W. W. Ellis ad viv. etc., 1778." 

 PI. 14. Identified as Psittacus sapphirinus, Forster. 



Otaheitan Blue Parrakeet, Latham, i.e., p. 255, = Psitta- 

 cus taitianus, Gm., Syst. Nat., i., p. 329 (1788). 

 = Coriphilus taitianus (Gm.) (c/. Salvad., t.c, p. 46). 

 " Otaheitee. W. W. Ellis del 1 , etc., 1778." 

 PI. 15. Identified as Psittacus hypopolius, Forster. 



Is the " Southern Brown Parrot " of Latham (Gen. Syn., 



i., p. 264), from the Leverian Museum. 

 = Nestor meridionalis (Gm.) (cf. Salvad., t.c, p. 5). 

 " New Zealand." 

 PI. 16. Named, apparently by G. R. Gray, and quite correctly, 

 Platycercus Jlaviventris (Temm.) (cf Salvad., Cat. B., 

 xx., p. 545). 

 "Adventure Bay, New Holland. W. W. Ellis ad vivum 

 delin : pinxit : 1777." 

 PI. 17. A pencil sketch of a Drongo (Dissemurus). " Princes 



Island and Pulo Condore." 

 PI. 18. Pacific Thrush, Lath. 



= Lalage pacifica (Gm.) (cf. Sharpe, Cat. B., iv., p. 97). 



"Friendly Isles. W. W. Ellis ad vivum delin. et 



pinx., 1778." 



The Pacific Thrush was described by Latham (Gen. Syn., ii., 



pt. i., p. 38, 1783), from a specimen in Banks' collection, doubtless 



the one from which Ellis drew his figure. 



PI. 19. Is Golaptes auratus (Linn.) (cf. Hargitt, Cat. B., 

 xviii., p. 12). 

 "King George's Sound. W. Ellis del., etc., 1778." 



