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Aprosmictus erythropterus erythropterus (Gmelin). (20-481.) 
Psiitacus erythropterus Gmelin, Syst. Nat. vol. i. pt. 1, p. 343, July 
25th, 1788: New South Wales. (Fig. Gould, v. pi. 18.) 
Psittacus melanotus Shaw & Nodder, Nat. Misc. vol. xvi. pi. 653, Jan. 1st, 1805 : 
New South Wales. 
Distr .—South Queensland and New South Wales. 
Aprosmictus erythropterus coccineopterus (Gould). 
Ptistes coccineopterus Gould, Handb. Birds Austr. vol. ii. p. 39, Dec. 
1865: Port Essington, Northern Territory. (Fig. Math. vi. 
pi. 298.) 
Aprosmktus erythropterus parryensis Mathews, Nov. Zool. vol. xviii. p. 268, 
Jan. 31st, 1912 ; Parry’s Creek, North-West Australia. 
Aprosmictus erythropterus melvillensis Zietz, South Austr. Omith. vol. i. p. 14, 
Jan. 1914 : Melville Island. 
Distr .—Northern Territory and North-West Australia. 
Aprosmictus erythropterus yorki Mathews. 
Aprosmictus erythropterus yorki Matliews, Austral Av. Bee. vol. i. 
p. 118, Dec. 24th, 1912 : Cape York, North Queensland. 
Distr. —North Queensland. 
Aprosmictus jonquillaceus (V.). 
Distr. —Timor and Wetter Islands. 
Aprosmictus jonquillaceus jonquillaceus (V.). (20-482.) 
Psittacus jonquillaceus Vieillot, Nouv. Diet. d’Hist. Nat. vol. xxv. 
p. 352, (1817=)1818: New Holland, error=Timor. (Fig. Uran. 
& Phys. pi. 27.) 
Platycercus vulneratus Wagler, Monogr. Psittac. p. 533, 1832, for the above 
plate: Timor. 
Psittacus rubHpennis Schlegel, “ Handleiding, p. 183, 1857: Celebes,” error= 
Timor. 
Distr .—Timor. 
Aprosmictus jonquillaceus wetterensis (Salvad.). (20-484.) 
Ptistes wetterensis Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. vol xx n 484 
1891: Wetter Island. * * P * ’ 
Distr. —Wetter Island. 
Genus ALISTERUS Mathews*. 
Alisterus Mathews, Nov. Zool. vol. xviii. p. 13, June 17th, 1911, 
Type (by original designation): P. cyanopygius = P. scapularis 
Lichtenstein. 
* Professor O. Neumann considers all birds in this genus to be subspecies of 
amboitiensis Linne. 
