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Mr. W. R. Ogilvie-Grant on a 
across the breast, as all the evidence seems to point in~that 
direction. Secondly, thatat Beverley, where Mr. Shortridge 
procured three specimens, one is typical B. zonarius, with no 
red band on the forehead and the whole breast yellow; 
a second is similar, but possesses a distinct red band across 
the forehead; while the third is a typical example of B. semi- 
torquatus. It is evident that at Beverley the ranges of 
B. semitorquatus and B. zonarius meet, and probably the 
birds to some extent interbreed, which would account for 
the intermediate forms to be found there. 
[The Yellow-collared Parakeet was very abundant in the 
south-western division, but rare around Albany. Among 
the colonists it is commonly known as the “ Ring-neck ” or 
Twenty-eight. - ”— G. C. S.] 
Barnardius zonarius (Shaw). 
Barnardius zonarius Math. p. 50. 
Platycercus occidentalis North,Records Austr. Mus. ii. p.83 
(1893). 
Barnardius occidentalis Math. p. 50. 
a*,b. $ imm. Stockpool, 23rd Jan. 
c . $ imm. Crookerdine Lake, 24th July. 
d-f. <? ? • Parker’s Range, 7th & 8th Aug. 
y-i. S ? • Kurrawang, 3rd Sept.-4th Oct. 
k, L S' Clifton Downs, 21st Sept. & 9th Oct. 
Iris dark brown ; bill of a light horn-colour ; cere dusky ; 
legs dusky grey. 
Total length, measured in the flesh, 14*25-15’5 inches. 
I have no doubt that B . occidentalis, a name given by 
North to two specimens of Barnardius, procured at Roeburne 
in the north-western division of West Australia, is synony¬ 
mous with B. zonarius : the birds procured by Mr. Short- 
ridge on the Gascoyne River agree well enough with 
Mr. North’s description, being also in worn plumage, but 
they are most certainly referable to B. zonarius. 
* Specimen “ a has a red band on the forehead. 
