THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
Platycercus icterotis salvadori Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 273, 1912, Wilson’s 
Inlet, South-west Australia ; id., List Birds Austr., p. 133, 1913. 
Platycercus icterotis whitlocki Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 273, 1912, Lake Dundas, 
West Australia ; id.. List Birds Austr., p. 133, 1913. 
Range : Mid- and South-West Australia. 
Adult male. Upper back, scapulars, inner upper wing-coverts, and innermost secondaries 
black with green margins to the feathers which are very faintly shown or absent 
altogether on the lesser upper wing-coverts, some of the margins on the back and 
scapulars are partially red ; the outer upper wing-coverts, including those round 
the bend of the wing, blue like the bastard-wing, primary-coverts, and outer aspect 
of the primary- and secondary-quills, the inner webs of the two latter dark brown 
with very slight remains of a whitish mark on one or two of the inner primaries, 
the outer edges of the primaries on the apical portion pale brown ; lower back, 
rump, and upper tail-coverts green ; central tail-feathers green, the outer ones pale 
blue with brown on the basal portions and white edges at the tips ; the feathers on the 
sides of the neck similar to those on the back but the red on the margins more extended ; 
entire head, hind-neck, sides of neok on the upper portion, and under surface, 
from the chin to the under tail-coverts, bright red ; ear-coverts and sides of the face 
lemon-yellow more or less tinged with red in front and below the eye ; under wing- 
coverts blue, the greater series and quill lining dark brown ; under surface of tail 
dark brown on the middle portion and pale iridescent blue on the outer feathers. 
Bill bluish horn, eyes dark brown, feet grey. Total length 290 mm. ; culmen 14, 
wing 138, tail 150, tarsus 17. Figured. Collected at Wilson’s Inlet, South-west 
Australia on the 26th of April, 1910, and is the type of P. i. salvadori. 
Adult female similar to the adult male. 
Immature. General colour of the upper-surface green with a bronzy tinge and dark brown 
bases to the feathers of the back and scapulars ; outer aspect of wings greenish-blue, 
darker on the bastard-wing, primary-coverts, and outer webs of the primary- quills, 
the latter very narrowly edged with white ; inner webs of the quills dark brown 
with a yellowish-white spot on some of the feathers ; middle tail-feathers green, 
the outer ones bluish-green becoming very pale towards the tips which are edged 
with white — much more broadly towards the middle ones — and dark brown on the 
inner webs ; crown of head similar to the back, but more bronzy ; base of forehead, 
abdomen, and under tail-coverts red ; the red on either side of the forehead tinged 
with yellowish at the base of the bill ; sides of the face dusky bronze-green tinged 
with red ; fore-neck and breast dull pale green, the feathers margined with red at the 
tips ; sides of breast and sides of body more uniform green ; under wing-coverts 
pale bluish-green, the inner series pale yellow, and the greater series and quill lining 
brown with glossy reflections ; lower aspect of tail dark brown on the middle portion, 
iridescent blue on the outer feathers and tipped with white. Collected at Albany, 
South-west Australia, on the 3rd of February, 1910. 
Adult male. Hind-neck, sides of neck, back, scapulars and wings dark brown with pale 
reddish edgings to the feathers on the back, scapulars and sides of the neck ; outer 
upper wing-coverts and outerwebs of the primary- and secondary-quills dark blue 
the inner webs dark brown somewhat paler on the apical portion of the feathers ; 
lower back and upper tail-coverts pale bronze-green ; middle tail-feathers dusky 
bluish-green, the outer ones blue becoming very pale towards the tips which are 
white, basal portion of inner-webs dark brown ; crown of head, nape, upper sides 
of neck and entire under-surface scarlet-red ; sides of face yellowish-white ; under 
wing-coverts blue, the greater series and quills below brown with glossy reflections ; 
lower aspect of tail dark brown on the middle portion, the outer feathers broadly 
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