PLATYCERCUS FLAVEOLILS, Gould. 
Fig. 1. 
Plat.fronte coccineo ; buccis pallide cceruleis ; summo capite, rmchd, et dor so, uropygio, tectricibus 
caudcR superioribus, corporeque mferne pallide Jlavidis, plumis dor si parteque inferiori tectricwii 
alcB majorum centris nigris externe Jlavescentibus ; alis mediis cyaneis ; aid spured primariisque 
extei'tie ad basin saturate violaceis ; reliqids primaritim saturate brunneis ; rectricibus duabiis 
intermediis caudcB ad basin viridiscentibus ad apicem cceruleis, reliquis rectricum ad basin ex- 
teriorem saturate cceruleis, apicibus pallidioribus, plumis interne fere per lotam longitudinem 
brunneis, apicibus extremis albis ; rostro livido ; pedibus fuscis. 
Long. tot. unc; alcB, 7; cauda, 7^; tarsi, |. 
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 tiie 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 blim towards their 
tips, the inner webs brown for a greater or less portion of their length, the extreme tips of all beinu- 
white ; bill light horn colour ; feet dark brown. 
Platycercus Jlaveolus, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part V., 1837. 
Habitat. Australia : locality, New South Wales. 
PLATYCERCUS FLAVIVENTRIS, Vig. ^ Horsf. 
Fig. 2. 
Plat, fronte coccined ; summo capite etnuchd jlavidis, plumis singtdis margine extremo brunneo; spatio 
infraorbitali obscure coccineo ; buccis cyaneis ; dorso scapularibusque atris nitore olivaceo, plumis 
singulis margine virido ; alis mediis cceruleis ; primariis externe ad basin cceruleis, plmnis re- 
liquis brunneo-nigrescentibus ; uropygio et rectricibus duabus caudoc intermediis viridescentibus, 
reliqids rectricum saturate cceruleis, apicibus pallidioribus ; corpore inferne Jlavido ; rostro livido ; 
pedibus fuscis. 
Long. tot. 1 3 unc. ; alee, 7 1 ; caudoR, 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 Broivnii, 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-Jieaded Parrot ?, Lath. Gen. Hist., vol. ii. p. 133. no. 35. 
New Caledonian Parrot?, Lath. lb., vol. ii. p. 173. no. 86. 
Psittacus Caledonicus?, Lath. Ind. Orn., 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 
