LEPTOLOPHID/E.—MICHOPSITTACIPiE. 
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Leptolophus auricomis pallescens Mathews, Nov. Zool. vol. xviii. p. 267, Jan. 31sfc, 
1012 : East Murchison, Mid-West Australia. 
Leptolophus auricomis intennedius Mathews, ib.: Point Torment, North-West 
Australia. 
Leptolophus auricomis obscurus Mathews, ib.: Alexander, Northern Territory. 
Distr .—Australia generally. Not Tasmania. 
Family MICROPSITTACIDjE. 
Genus MICROPSITTA Less. 
Micropsitta Lesson, Traits d’Orn. p. 646,1831. Type (by monotypy) : 
Dsittacus ( Psitlacula ) pygmeus Quov et Gaimard —Micropsitta 
chloroxantha Oberh. (C/I Mathews, Nov. Zool. vol. xviii. p. 11, 
1911.) 
Nasiterna Wagler, Mon. Psittac. p. 498, 1832. Same typo by monotypy. 
Micropsitta keiensis (Salvad.). 
JDistr <—New Guinea Key, Waigou, Gubeh, Salwatty, Mysore, 
Koffiao, and Aru Islands. 
Micropsitta keiensis keiensis (Salvad.). (20-142.) 
Nasiterna keiensis Salvadori, Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. vol. vii. p. 984, 
1875: Key Island. (Fig. Gould, N. G. pi. 27; Vogelbilder, 
pi. 25. fig. 4.) 
Distr .—Key Islands. 
Micropsitta keiensis viridipectus (Rothech.). 
Nasiterna pygmeea viridipectus Rothschild, Bull. Brit. Orn. Club, 
vol. xxvii. p. 45, 1911 : Upper Setakwa River, New Guinea. 
Distr .—New Guinea (South) along the Fly River, and Aru * 
Islands, 
Micropsitta keiensis chloroxantha Oberh. (20-140.) 
Micropsitta chloroxantha Oberliolser, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. vol. xxx. 
p. 126, 1917, new name for pygmea: New Guinea. (Fig. Orn. 
Miscell. pi. 19; Gould, N. G. v. pi. 21; Vogelbilder, pi. 25. 
fig. 2.) 
Nasiterna pygmea Auct. 
Psittacus ( Psittacula ) pygmseus (not Gmelin) Quoy et Gaimard, Voy. Astrol. 
Zool. vol. i. p. 232, pi. 21. fig. 1: New Guinea. 
Distr. —New Guinea (N.W.), Waigou, Guebeh, Salwatty, 
Mysore, and Koffiao. 
Micropsitta pusio (Scl.). 
Distr .—Duke of York, New Ireland, New Britain, St. Aignan’s, 
Fergusson, Vulcan, Dampier, and Sudest Islands, and New 
Guinea. 
