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PLATYCERCIDjE. 
Platycercus elegans elegans (Gmelin). (20-541.) 
Psittacus elegans Gmelin, Syst. Nat. vol. i. p. 318, July 25th, 1788 : 
New South Wales. (Fig. Gould, v. pi. 23.) 
Psittacus yennantii Latham, Index Ornith. vol. i. p. 90, before Dec. 9th, 1790: 
New South Wales. 
Psittacus gloriosus Shaw & Nodder, Nat. Misc. vol. ii. pi. o3, Jan. 1st, 1791 : 
New South Wales. „ _ ,, T ^ ,, 
Psittacus splendidus Shaw, Mus. Lever, p. pi* », Jan. Now South 
Psittacus elegans viridis Kerr, Anim. Kingd. p. 567, pref. Feb. 1/92: New 
South Wales. Not Psittacus viridis Meuschen, Mus. Gevers. p. 4G. no. 115, 
a f f • 
Psittacus yennantii yhill/ipyi Kerr, ib. p. 568 : Now South Wales. 
Platycercus yennantii var. nobbsi Tristram, Ibis, 1885, Jan. p. 49: Norfolk 
Island, introduced from Now Soutli Wales. 
Distr .—Soutli Queensland, New South Wales. 
Platycercus elegans adelaidae Gould. (20-543.) 
Platycercus adelaidae Gould, Proc. Zool. Sue. Loud. 1840, p. 101, 
July 1841: Adelaide, South Australia, (hig. Gould, v. pi. 22.) 
Platycercus adelaidensis Gould, Handb. Birds Auatr. vol. ii. p. 46, Dec. 1865: 
South Australia. .. 40 .. T _ _ , 
Platycercus elegans jleurieuensis Ashby, Emu, vol. xvn. pp. 43 44, July 2nd, 
1917 : Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia. (lig* Emu, xxvii. pi. 17.) 
Distr .—South Australia. 
Platycercus elegans nigrescens Ramsay. 
Platycercus pennant ii var. nigrescens Ramsay, Tab. List Austr. 
Birds, p. 34, 1888; Bellenden Ker Range, Queensland. (Fig. 
Math. vi. pL 300.) 
Distr .—North Queensland. 
Platycercus elegans melanoptera North. 
Platycercus melanoptera North, Emu, vol. vi. p. 78, Oct. 1006: 
Kangaroo Island. 
Distr .—Kangaroo Island, South Australia. 
Platycercus elegans victoriae Mathews. 
Platycercus elegans Victorian Mathews, Nov. Zool. vol. xviii. p. 2/0, 
Jan. 31st, 1912: Woori Yallock, Victoria. 
Distr .—V ictoria. 
Platycercus flaveolus Gould *. 
Distr .—Adjoining parts of New South Wales, Victoria, and 
South Australia. 
Platycercus flaveolus flaveolus Gould. (20-544.) 
Platycercus flaveolus Gould, Synopsis Birds Austr. pt. ii. pi. 23, 
April 1837; and Proc. Zool. Soc. Loud. 1837, Nov. 21st, p. 26: 
New South Wales. (Fig. Gould, v. pi. 25.) 
Distr .—New South Wales and Victoria. 
* Cf. ‘ Emu,’ xxv. p. 89, 1925. 
