winter is entirely unknown. It is a beautiful
and a showy bird, making a noise something like the Green Leak, and was
first shot by me on my return up the river, in 1836.

86. PLATYCERCUS BARNARDII, VIG. AND HORSF. Barnard's Parroquet.

This fine bird is found in the Murray Belt as well as in other
localities, and is thence termed the parrot of the Murray Belt. It is one
of the most beautiful of the parrot tribe, has a generally blue-green
plumage on the back and neck, with a yellow crescent on the breast, and a
purple below. This family are all distinguished by having long tails.

87. PLATYCERCUS ADELAIDIAE, GOULD.--The Adelaide Parroquet.

This fine and beautiful bird is common in South Australia, where it
usurps the place of the Lory (Platycercus penantii) in New South Wales,
and does equal mischief to the stack-yard. Its general plumage is yellow,
but it has a dull red head, and blue cheeks. Its wings and tail, which is
very long, are also blue, the longer feathers being almost black. Its
back is marked with black scollops, and in size exceeds many of the
Platycerei.

88. PSEPHOTUS HAEMATOGASTER, GOULD.--The Crimsonbellied Parroquet.

This Parroquet is a bird of the interior, and was spread over the whole
of it in greater or less numbers. Always numerous where box-trees were
growing in the vicinity of water. The Psephotus haematogaster is
essentially a bird of the central parts of Australia, or else its range
is confined between the 24th and 30th parallels of latitude. It is not a
bird of bright plumage; it is distinguished by a bright crimson belly. It
has likewise feathers of a peculiar bronze and yellow on the wings; the
rest of the plumage being a dull blue green, excepting that over the bill
it has some light blue feathers.

89. PSEPHOTUS HAEMATONOTUS, GOULD.--Red-rumped Parroquet.

This is a bird of the interior, and was found on the most distant creeks,
amongst the gum-trees. It was, however, fond of being on the ground, from
whence it would rise and hide itself on being alarmed. It is a wild bird,
and a noisy one. It colours are generally dull.

90. EUPHEMA ELEGANS.--Grass Parroquet.

This beautiful Euphema is seen in great numbers on the sea-skirts of the
plains of Adelaide, feeding on grass seeds. It was in course of migration
when we were at the Depot in lat. 29 degrees 4 minutes; but after the
other birds, and remained stationary for some time. It was never seen by
us in the day time, but came