NANODES VENUSTUS, rig. <Sf Horsf. 
Fig. 1. 
Nan. vittd cceruled frontali, st(prd metallice cceruleo angiiste marginutd ; loins linedque snjyra poneqtie 
oculos splendide Jlavis ; vertice, dorso, uropi/gio, tectricibus caud(S, guld, pectore, lateribusque oli- 
vaceo-viridibus ; humeris tectricib usque alarum intense ccendeis ; prhnariis nigris, tribus vet 
quatuor primis ad marginem viridi lavatis ; abdomine medio crissoque fiavis ; rectricibus caudce 
quatuor intermediis vii-idescenti-cceruleis, reliquis ad basin externe cceruleis Jlavo terminutis ; rostro 
pcdibusque fuscis. 
Long. tot. 8i unc. ; alee, 4 ^ ; caudce, 5 ; tarsi, ^. 
A conspicuous bar of deep indigo blue across the forehead, bordered above by a narrow edging of 
ligiit metallic blue; lores, and a stripe above and behind the eye, rich yellow; crown of the head, 
back, rump, upper tail-coverts, throat, chest, and flanks brownish olive green ; shoulders and wing- 
coverts deep blue ; primaries black, the outer edges of the first three or four slightly tinged with 
green ; centre of the abdomen and under tail-coverts yellow ; four middle tail-feathers greenish blue, 
the basal portions of the remainder beautiful blue on their outer edges, and largely tipped with fine 
yellow ; bill and feet brown. 
Syn. Psittacus vemistus, Tenim. in Linn. Trans., vol. xiii. p. 121. 
chri/sostomus, Kuhl. Consp. Psitt. in Nov. Act., &c., vol. x. p. 50. No. 78. t. 1. 
Blue-banded Parrot, Lath. Gen. Hist., vol. ii. p. 188. 
Nanodes venustus, Vig. and Horsf. in Linn. Trans., vol. xv. p. 278. 
Remark. The female or young of this species I have not been able satisfactorily to determine ; ))ut 
judging from specimens in my possession, they approach very nearly to the female of the precediiig, 
with this exception, that there is a slight indication of the bar on the forehead. 
Habitat. Australia : locality, New South Wales. 
NANODES ELEGANS, Gould. 
Fig. 2. 
Mas. Nan. vittd frontali purpurea, siiprd lined metallice cceruled marginatd ad auriculas tendente ; 
loro splendide Jlavo ; capite, genis, dorso, tectricibusque caudoe. olivaceo-viridibus aureo lavatis ; 
humeris cceruleis, primariis nigris, primis quatuor ad marginem viridescentibus ; secimdariis ald- 
que spurid nigris ; guld pectoreqtie viridescenti-jlavis, hoc colore in jiavum, abdomine crissoqm 
transeunte; abdomine centrali pallide aurantiaco ; rectricibus caudce duabus intermediis virides- 
centi-cceruleis, reliquis ad basin cceruleis, ample Jlavo terminutis ; rostro pedibusque intense fuscis. 
FcEM. vel MAS JUNIOR vittam f rontalem caret, et colorem Imbet indistinctiorem. 
Long. tot. 9 unc. ; aim, 4f ; caudce, 5^ ; tarsi, 1. 
Male. A conspicuous bar of deep indigo blue across the forehead, bordered above by a narrow 
edging of light metallic blue, which is continued over the eye to the ear-coverts ; space between the 
bill and the eye rich yellow ; head, cheeks, and back, and upper tail-coverts olive green with a golden 
tinge ; shoulders blue, primaries, secondaries, and spurious wing black ; outer edges of the four first 
quills slightly tinged with green ; throat and chest greenish yellow passing into bright yellow on the 
abdomen and under tail-coverts ; centre of the abdomen pale orange ; two middle tail-feathers 
greenish blue, the remainder blue at the base and largely tipped with yellow ; bill and feet dark 
brown. 
Female or young. Wants the bar on the -forehead, and has only a faint indication of the other 
markings. 
Nanodes elegans, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, Part V., 1837. 
Habitat. Australia : localities, New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land ? 
NANODES PULCHELLUS, Fig. 8$ Horsf. 
Fig. 3. 
Mas. Nan. lined superciliari, genis, humeris, tectricibusque alarum minoribus, metallice viridescenti- 
cceruleis ; vertice, nuchd, corpore superiore lateribusque nitide olivaceo-viridibus; ad originem 
alarum notd castaned ; primariis secundariisque externe cceruleis, interne fuscis ; pectore, abdo- 
