Genus— E UTELIPSITTA. 
Eutelipsitta Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., 
p. 10, 1911 Type E. chlorolepidota. 
Smaller Trichoglossine birds, with structural characters typical, but of 
different coloration. 
The bill is similar to that of the preceding genus, but the under-edge of 
the upper mandible is not so sinuate. The wing has the first primary longest 
and the tail is wedge-shaped ; the wedge is less pronounced and the feathers 
are more pointed ; the feet are slightly smaller. 
It is difficult to define any differences save coloration and slightly 
smaller size, yet this genus has been accepted since Salvadori adopted it in 
the Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum. Salvadori was openly an 
exponent of colour-genera, and his diagnosis of the present genus reads: 
“ Like Trichoglossus, only differing in colour ; no blue shaft-streaks on 
the fore-head, and no red colour on the breast; head yellowish or bluish- 
green ; bill orange red.” 
Nevertheless, this is probably a natural genus, and I would cite Pycraft 
in this connection. In a letter addressed to the Editors of the Emu , and 
published in Vol. XV., April 1916, pp. 265-266, he accuses me of 
misrepresenting his views. I would apologise and lay the blame to his own 
peculiar expressions, as he concludes : “ Had I had an opportunity of 
carefully choosing my words, I should not have described coloration as 4 an 
extremely important ’ factor in classification. I should have said, ‘ a very 
useful aid to the grouping of species.’ ” I am quite content to accept the 
carefully chosen words, as that is my only use for coloration, viz., “ the 
grouping of species ” ; whether the groups be called genera, subgenera or 
sections does not particularly concern me. 
With regard to the genus name, I quote from the Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., 
p. 10, June 1911, the data provided when I proposed the name: 
“ Page 45 : Genus CLXXVTII. Eutelipsitta nom. nov. 
replaces Psitteuteles nec Bonaparte. 
„ Genus CLXXIX. Psitteuteles Bonaparte 
replaces Ptilosclera (Bp.) Gould. 
“In the jfiev. Mag. Zool., Vol. VI., p. 157, 1854, Bonaparte introduced 
Psitteuteles with four species — versicolor Vig., iris Temm., euteles Temm., 
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