Order PSITTAOIFORMES 
No. 333. 
Family PROBOSCIGERIDM. 
PROBOSCIGER ATERRIMUS. 
CAPE YORK PALM COCKATOO. 
(Plate 281 .)* 
Psittactts aterrimus Gmelin, Syst. Nat., p. 330, 1788 ; “ Nova Hollandia ” errore, based 
on Edwards’ Gleanings, t. 316, of a painting of a bird made at Ceylon : type locality 
designated by me in 1911, Salwatty. 
Solenoglossus aterrimus macgillivrayi Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 261, Jan. 1912 : 
Cape York, North Queensland. 
Microglossus f aterrimus Gould, Birds Austr. Suppl., pi. 61, 1851 ; id., Handb. Birds Austr., 
Vol. II., p. 27, 1865 ; Masters, Proc. Linn. Soc. N.S.W., Vol. I., p. 58, 1876 ; 
Ramsay, ib., Vol. II., p. 193, 1878 ; Forbes, Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.) 1878, p. 125 ; 
Ramsay, Tab. List. Austr. Birds, p. 16, 1888 ; North, Austr. Mus. Cat., no. 12, p. 254, 
1890 ; Ramsay, Cat. Austr., Psittaci, p. 29, 1891 ; Hall, Key Birds Austr., p. 61, 1899 ; 
Campbell, Nests and Eggs Austr. Birds, Vol. II., p. 600, 1901 ; Mathews, Handl. 
Birds Austral., p. 46, 1908 ; Macgillivray, Emu, Vol. X., p. 231, 1910 ; Barnard, 
ib., Vol. XI., p. 22, 1910 ; North, Austr. Mus. Spec. Cat., no. 1, Vol. III., p. 56, 1911 ; 
Macgillivray, Emu, Vol. XIII., p. 155, 1914. 
Solenoglossus aterrimus macgillivrayi Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 261, 1912 : 
Cape York ; id., List Birds Austr., p. 122, 1913. 
Distribution. Cape York District, Australia. Extra-limital. 
Adult female. General colour above and below black, with a hoary grey tinge which is more 
strongly pronounced on the crest feathers which are much elongated, narrow, and 
lanceolate in form ; hinder cheeks black ; base of fore-head and lores deep black, 
the feathers short, close set, and velvet-like in texture ; the second, third, fourth, 
fifth, sixth and seventh primary-quills incised on the outer webs, the inner webs 
show scarcely any signs of incision. Iris brown ; cheeks red ; feet, tarsi and lower 
tibia black ; bill black, lower mandible slaty-black. Total length 635 mm. ; 
culmen 71, wing 349, tail 250, tarsus 30. Figured. Collected at Cape York, 
North Queensland, on 1st September, 1911. 
Adult male. Similar to the adult female, but slightly larger. 
Immature have the feathers on the under-surface and mider- wings, with three or four 
yellow bars towards the tips. 
* The Plate is lettered Solenoglossus macgillivrayi, 
f Also spelt Microglossum and Microglossa. 
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