Genus — P SITTEUTEL E S . 
Psitteuteles Bonaparte, Rev. Mag. de Zool., Vol. VI., 
p. 157, 1854 Type P. versicolor . 
Also spelt — 
Psittenteles Giebel, Thes. Omith., Vol. II., p. 347, 1877. 
Ptilosclera Bonaparte, Rem. Char. Ost., Psittacides, 
p. 7, March 1857 Type P. versicolor. 
Smaller Trichoglossine birds, with small bills, etc., very similar structurally 
to the preceding but of different coloration. The bill has a distinct notch 
after the tip, and the edge of the mandibles is thence straight : the cere is 
more prominent, with the circular nostrils exposed. The tail is comparatively 
shorter, about three-fifths the length of the wing, all the feathers attenuate 
and pointed. 
This genus, mainly based on colour, is more definable than the last- 
mentioned, the shorter tail and attenuate feathers at once attracting 
attention. 
The history of the genus-name has been given in connection with the 
preceding genus. 
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