THE BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
Platycercus barnardi macgillivrayi Mathews, ib., p. 274. 
Platycercus barnardi whitei Mathews, ib., p. 273, Ulooloo, Flinders Range, S.A, 
Platycercus barnardi augustus Mathews, ib., p. 273 : Port Augusta, South Australia. 
Platycercus barnardi barnardi Mathews, Nov. Zool., Yol. XVIII., p. 273, 1912. 
Barnardius barnardi barnardi Mathews, List Birds Austr., p. 134, 1913. 
Barnardius barnardi whitei Mathews, ib. 
Barnardius barnardi macgillivrayi Mathews, ib. 
Barnardius barnardi lindoi S. A. White, South Austr. Ornith., Vol. II., p. 115, 1916: 
Moolooloo, Flinders Range ; id., Emu, Vol. XII, p. 128, 1912 (id.). 
Distribution. Interior Queensland ; New South Wales ; Victoria and South Australia, 
and Flinders Range, South Australia. 
Adult. Back and scapulars dull dark blue ; lesser upper wing-coverts brighter blue 
glossed with green, median coverts yellowish green, the inner greater series grass- 
green, the outer ones verditer blue ; bastard-wing, primary-coverts and quills black 
with dark blue on the outer webs, the primaries paler towards the tips, especially 
on the outer webs, secondaries green on the outer webs tinged with blue on the 
outermost ones ; rump and upper tail-coverts yellowish green, becoming darker 
green on the long ones ; central tail-feathers dark green, the next pair pearly-blue 
on the terminal portion and whitish at the tips, the blue increasing in extent on the 
three outer pairs ; crown of head and nape blackish brown tinged with bluish 
green ; base of forehead blackish followed by a band of deep red ; a nuchal collar 
of yellowish-brown followed by a yellow band on the hind-neck on which some of 
the feathers are tipped with green ; a small dusky patch in front of the eye ; sides 
of the face and ear-coverts verditer blue ; breast, lower abdomen, thighs, and under 
tail-coverts pale green ; upper abdomen orange-yellow ; axillaries and under wing- 
coverts cobalt-blue, the greater series and quill-lining dark brown ; lower aspect 
of tail blackish with pearly-blue tips to the outer feathers. Bill bluish, tip white ; 
eyes brown ; feet mealy black. Total length 350 mm. ; culmen 20, wing 174, tail 
186, tarsus 18. Figured. Collected at Ulooloo, Flinders Range, South Australia, 
and is my type of Platycercus barnardi whitei. 
Immature. Hind-neck, back, and scapulars dark bluish-green like the inner greater 
upper wing-coverts, outer webs of primary quills, and middle tail-feathers ; lesser 
upper wing-coverts green tinged with blue, the outer portion of the median series 
yellowish-green, outer greater coverts pale blue, bastard-wing, primary-coverts, 
primary and secondary quills dark brown, paler at the terminal portion of the 
primaries especially on the outer webs, the basal portion of outer webs deep blue 
like the outer webs of the bastard-wing and primary coverts ; rump and upper 
tail-coverts yellowish green with a tinge of cobalt-blue like the breast, abdomen, 
thighs, and under tail-coverts ; outer tail-feathers green at the base on the outer 
webs, dark brown on the inner ones with the remaining portion pale blue, becoming 
almost white at the tips ; a collar on the hind-neck lemon-yellow ; crown of head 
green with a golden tinge becoming dusky on the nape like the space in front of 
the eye ; cheeks and fore part of face turquoise-blue becoming green on the hinder 
portion ; base of forehead red ; under wing-coverts and axillaries turquoise blue ; 
quills below pale brown with a whitish cross-band formed by a spot on the inner 
webs of the primary and secondary quills ; lower aspect of tail dark brown with 
iridescent blue tips to the outer feathers. Collected at Budgerum in Victoria, on 
the 29th of June, 1912. 
Nest. A hole in a tree. 
Eggs. Clutch four or five. White, 28-31 mm. by 24-25, 
