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They were shot in company with other Trichoglossiy feeding on 

 the honey of the Melaleuca and Eucalyptus blossoms. 



23. — LoRius HYPCENOCHROus, G.R. Gt. List. Psitt. Brit. Mus. 

 p. 49 (foot note) 1859. 



Lorius hypoenochrous, var. Gulielmi, Ramsay, P.L.S., N.8.W. 



Vol. Ill, p. 106. 



A remarkably fine specimen of this species was shot by Mr. 

 Goldie at Cloudy Bay. This bird, which I believe to be a fully 

 adult male, has the interscapular region black, with the faintest 

 shade of blue ; on the neck, the black is separated from that of 

 the head by a narrow line of rich crimson ; the abdomen and 

 undertail coverts are almost black. I was at first inclined to 

 consider this a distinct species, but on examining the collection of 

 New Guinea Birds from the voyage of the " Chevert" in the 

 Macleayan Museum, I found there another specimen having the 

 interscapular region black, but not to so great an extent. I think 

 therefore that I am correct in assigning Mr. Goldie's bird to 

 Lorius hypoenochrous of Dr. G. R. Gray — of which it is probably a 

 very old male. The figure in the voyage of the " Curagoa" does 

 not show any black colouring on the abdomen. 

 24. — Chalcopsitta chloropteeds, Salvad. Ann. Mus. Civ. Genov. 



IX, p. 15 (1876). 



Of this species, the young vary somewhat from the adults in 

 being of a duller hue, and having the whole of the head of a dusky 

 green ; the under wing coverts are green, with the greater series 

 red margined with black, a large patch of yellow near the base 

 of primaries on under side; bill, and legs dusky brown. In some 

 of the adults I notice a crimson patch on the occiput, and all 

 have the whole of the front of the head and a patch of feathers 

 on the sides of the chest of the same color. On examination of 

 the plate and description of Dr. G. R. Gray's C. rubrifrons, I see 

 no reason why 0. chloropterus should not prove to be the young 

 of that species. I have arrived at this conclusion after a careful 

 examination of a very large series. They frequent the Melaleuca 

 and Eucalyptus trees when in flower, feeding on the honey-like 

 fluid found in the blossoms. 



