THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
from that district in recent years and this suggests that its northern range 
also needs investigation. 
PLATYCERGUS IGNITUS. 
Platycercus ignitus Gould, Synops. Birds Austr., pt. n. (pi. 24), April 1, 1837 : Australia ; 
Leadbeater, Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), 1837, p. 8; Gould, Birds Austr., pt. xxix., 
(Vol. V., pi. 30), 1847 ; Ramsay, Proc. Linn. Soc., N.S.W., Vol. II., p. 194,, 878, 
id., Tab. List Austr. Birds, p. 16, 1888 ; Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., Vol. XX., 
p. 553, 1891 ; Hall, Key Birds Austr., p. 65, 1899 ; Campbell, Nests and Eggs 
Austr. Birds, Vol. II., p. 638, 1901 ; ? Batey, Emu, Vol. VII., p. 96, 1907. 
This form, figured by Gould, and admitted by Salvadori, is now generally 
admitted simply to be an abnormal colour phase of P. eximius. 
PLATYCERCUS ERYTHROPEPLUS. 
Platycercus erythropeplus Salvadori, Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), 1891, p. 130, pi. xii., 
Living in the Gardens of the Zool. Soc., London ; id., Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 
Vol. XX., p. 550, 1891 (Id.) ; Hall, Key Birds Austr., p. 65, 1899 ; Campbell, 
Nests and Eggs Austr. Birds, Vol. II., p. 635, 1901 ; Mathews, Hand! Birds 
Austral,, p. 49, 1908 ; id., Nov. Zool., Vol. XVni., p. 272, 1911. 
Salvadori described two living specimens under the above name indicating 
that they were absolutely intermediate between P. elegans and P. eximius. 
Campbell wrote : “ Most probably the bird is a hybrid between the two species 
mentioned,” and I conclude this is the case. 
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