AVAN 5aRRAKEET. 
Psittacus Alexandri, Russ. 
Synonyms: Psittacus fasciatus, Mui.; Psittacus Javanicus, Osb.; 
Psittacus jjondicerianus, Gml.; Psittacus OshecMi, Lth.; 
Psittacus mistaceus, Sew.; Palceornis pondiccrianus, Vges.; Palmornis 
Javanicus, Ge.; Palceornis Vihrisca et Alexandri, Fnsch. 
Geeman: Per Alexandersittich von Java. 
I T is to be regretted^ as productive of confusion, that the name of 
the Macedonian conqueror of India should have been bestowed 
upon no leas than five distinct species of Parrots, and still more so 
that to two of these should have been added the specific designation 
‘’‘Javan”: but so it is, and nothing now remains to be done beyond 
attempting to clear up the uncertainty that exists, by restricting, as 
far as possible, the names to the one species only, which Dr. Russ has 
done in the present instance, and, as it appears to us, most appro- 
priately. 
The true Javan Parrot, Psittacus Alexandri, is found, as its name im- 
plies, in the Island of Java; and, as it also occurs in Borneo, Sumatra, 
and especially in the Malaccan peninsula, there seems to us no adequate 
reason why it should not have been one of the several species carried 
back with them, on their return to Europe, by the followers of Alex- 
ander the Great, to grace the triumph of their master, on his arrival 
in his native laud, at the conclusion of his hazardous but gloriously 
successful expedition, and we are of opinion that the doctor has made 
out his case, so that in future, when we speak of the Javan Parrakeet, 
we are to be understood as meaning none other than the bird of which 
we are now treating. 
The general colour of this Parrakeet is dark grass green on the upper 
half of the body, whilst the under portions are yellowish green; the 
head and cheeks are greyish yellow; the nape and back of the neck 
