PLATYCERCUS FLAVEOLUS, Gould. 

 Fig. 1. 



Plat, f route coccineo ; buccis pallide cceruleis ; summo capite, nucha, et dor so, uropygio, tectricibus 

 caudce superioribus, corporeque inferne pallide flavidis, plumis dorsi parteque inferiori tectricum 

 alee majorum centris nigris externe flavescentibus ; alis mediis cyaneis ; edd spared primariisque 

 externe ad basin saturate violaceis ; reliquis primarium saturate brunneis ; rectricibus duabus 

 intermediis caudal ad basin viridiscentibus ad apicem cceruleis, reliquis rectricum ad basin ex- 

 teriorem saturate cceruleis, apicibus pallidioribus, plumis interne fere per totam longitudinem 

 brunneis, apicibus extremis albis ; rostro livido ; pedibus fuscis. 



Long. tot. 13£ unc; alaz, 7; caudaz, 7J; tarsi, j. 



Forehead crimson ; cheeks light blue ; crown of the head, back of the neck, back, rump, upper tail- 

 coverts, and all the under surface pale yellow, the feathers of the back being black in the centre and 

 pale yellow on their outer edges ; middle of the wing pale blue ; spurious wing and the outer web of 

 the basal portion of the primaries deep violet blue, the remainder of the primaries dark brown ; two 

 central tail-feathers tinted with green at the base, passing into blue towards the tip ; the remaining fea- 

 thers have the basal portion of their outer webs deep blue, passing into very pale blue towards their 

 tips, the inner webs brown for a greater or less portion of their length, the extreme tips of all being 

 white ; bill light horn colour ; feet dark brown. 



Platycercus flaveolus, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part V,, 1837. 



Habitat. Australia : locality, New South Wales. 



PLATYCERCUS FLAVIVENTRIS, Fig. 8f Horsf. 



Fig. 2. 



Plat, j route coccined ; summo capite et nucha flavidis, plumis singulis margine extremo brunneo; spatio 

 infraorbitali obscure coccineo ; buccis cyaneis ; dorso scapular ibusque atris nitore olivaceo, plumis 

 singulis margine virido ; alis mediis cceruleis ; primariis externe ad basin cceruleis, plumis re- 

 liquis brunneo-nigrescentibus ; uropygio et rectricibus duabus caudaz intermediis viridescentibus, 

 reliquis rectricum saturate cceruleis, apicibus pallidioribus ; corpore inferne flavido ; rostro livido; 

 pedibus fuscis. 

 Long. tot. 13 unc; alee, 7 J; caudaz, 8 ; tarsi, 1. 



Forehead crimson ; crown of the head and back of the neck pale yellow, each feather very slightly 

 margined with brown ; space under the eye dull crimson ; cheeks blue ; back and shoulders dark olive 

 black, each feather edged with green; middle of the wings blue; the basal half of the primaries blue 

 on their external edges, the remainder blackish brown ; rump and two middle tail-feathers green, the 

 remainder of the tail-feathers dark blue at the base, lighter towards the tip ; under surface yellow ; 

 bill flesh-colour ; feet greyish brown. 



Syn. Psittacus flaviventris, Temm. in Linn. Trans., vol. xiii. pp. 116-118. 

 Psittacus Brownii, Kuhl. Nova Acta, &c, vol. 10. p. 56. no. 90. 

 Perruche d large queue, Le Vaill. Hist. Nat. des Perr., pi. 80. 

 Van Diemens Parrot ?, Lath. Gen. Hist., vol. ii. p. 130. no. 33. 

 Platycercus flaviventris, Vig. and Horsf. in Linn. Trans., vol. xv. p. 281. 

 Sulphur-headed Parrotl, Lath. Gen. Hist., vol. ii. p. 133. no. 35. 

 New Caledonian Parrot?, Lath. Ib., vol.ii. p. 173. no. 86. 



Psittacus Caledonicus ?, Lath. Ind. On., vol. i. p. 102. — Gmel. Linn., vol. i. p. 328. 



Caledonian Parrot ?, Lath. Gen. Syn., vol. i. p. 248. 

 Remark. The adults of both sexes are very similar, but a considerable difference exists in birds of 

 different ages, the young of the year being greenish olive with a slight tinge of blue on the cheeks, 

 wings, and outer tail-feathers, and a faint indication of the red mark on the forehead. As they advance 



