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340:(pt. 12, 1832), drawn by Lear in England. The regional origin of the parrots, presented as two species, is not supplied in the work, so the type specimen or locality for each was not formally nominated and assumed to be lost. A 1912 review by
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493:, Australia
443:Description
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417:Waukanga
350:melanura
240:Taxonomy
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