LIST OF BIRDS OF AUSTRALIA. 
Family PEZOPORID/E. 
CCXLVI. Genus MELOPSITTACUS. 
Melopsittacus Gould, Birds Austr., pt. i. (Vol. V., pi. 44), Dec. 1st, 1840. Type (by monotypy) : Psittacus 
undulatus Shaw and Nodder. 
293. MELOPSITTACUS UNDULATUS. BUDGERYGAH. 
Gould, Vol. V., pi. 44 (pt. i.), Deo. 1st, 1840. Mathews, Vol. VI., pt. 6, pi. 322, Dec. 11th, 
1917. 
Psittacus undulatus Shaw and Nodder, Nat. Miseelh, Yol. XVI., pi. 673, Oct. 1st, 1805 : New South Wales. 
Melopsittacus undulatus intermedins Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 280, Jan. 31st, 1912 : Alexandra, Northern 
Territory. 
Melopsittacus undulatus pallidiceps, Mathews, ib. : Point Torment, North-west Australia. 
Distribution. Australia generally. Not Tasmania. 
CCXLVIL Genus PEZOPORUS. 
Pezoporus Illiger, Prodr. Mamm. et Av., p. 201, (pref. April) 1811. Type (by monotypy) : Psittacus formosus 
Lath . = Psittacus wallicus Kerr. 
294. PEZOPORUS WALLICUS. GROUND PARROT. 
Gould, Vol. V., pi. 46 (pt. xviii.), March 1st, 1845. Mathews, Vol. VI., pt. 6, pi. 323, Dec. 
11th, 1917. 
Psittacus formosus Latham, Index Omith., Vol. I., p. 103, 1790 (before Dec. 9th) : New South Wales. 
Not Psittacus formosus Scopoli, Annus I., Hist. Nat., p. 30, 1769. 
Psittacus wallicus Kerr, Animal Kingdom, pt. i., p. 581, (pref. Feb.) 1792. New name for P . formosus Latham 
=New South Wales. 
Psittacus terrestris Shaw, Mus. Lever., pt. v., pi. 5, p. 217, Feb. 14th, 1793 : New South Wales. 
Psittacus viridis Perry, Arcana, pt. iii ., pi. 11, March 1st, 1810 : New South Wales. 
Not Psittacus viridis Latham, Index Omith., Vol. I., p. 125, 1790 (before Dec. 9th). 
Pezoporus flaviventris North, Austr. Mus. Sp. Cat. No. 1, Vol. III., pt. 2, p. 175, July 27th, 1911 : King George 
Sound, West Australia. 
Pezoporus terrestris leachi Mathews, Nov. Zool., Vol. XVIII., p. 280, Jan. 31st, 1912 : Tasmania. 
Pezoporus terrestris dombraini Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. II., pt. 5, p. 91, Sept. 24th, 1914 : Glengelly River, 
south-east of South Australia. 
Distribution. New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South and South-west Australia. 
CCXLVIII. Genus GEOPSITTACUS. 
Geopsittacus Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), 1861, p. 100, Aug. 1st. Type (by original designation) : G. occidentals 
Gould. 
295. GEOPSITTACUS OCCIDENTALS SPINIFEX PARROT. 
Gould, Suppl., pi. 66 (pt. iv.), Dec. 1st, 1867. Mathews, Vol. VI., pt. 6, pi. 324, Dec. 11th, 
1917. ' 
Geopsittacus oeeidentalis Gould, Proc. Zool. Soc. (Lond.), 1861, p. 100, Aug. 1st : West Australia. 
Geopsittacus oeeidentalis whitece Mathews, Austral Av. Rec., Vol. II., pt. 7, p. 129, Jan. 28th, 1915 : near Lake 
Gairdner, South Australia, 
Distribution. West Australia, South Australia. 
Order PODARGIEORMES. 
Family PODARGIDiE. 
CCXLIX. Genus POD ARGUE. 
Podargus Vieillot, Nouv. Diet. d’Hist. Nat., Vol. XXVII , p. 151, Dec. 26th, 1818. Type (by monotypy) : 
P. cinereus=Gaprimulgus strigoides Latham. 
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