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Lorius indicus, Finsch, Neu-Guin. p. 157 (18G5). 



Domicella cocciuea, Finsch, Papay. ii. p. 800 (1868) ; Roicl. § Meyer, 



Orn. Misc. Hi. p. 123, pi. 98 (1878); Meyer, Ibis, 1879, p. 55; 



Platen, Gefied. Welt, 1887, p. 263. 

 Eos histrio, G. R. Gr. Hand-list, ii. p. 154, n. 8199 (1870); Meyer, 



Sitzb. u. Abh. Gesell. Isis, 1884, Abb. i. p. 6 ; Bias. Ornis, iv. p. 563 



Lorius histrio, Koch, Verz. Samtnl. Vogelb. aus Celeb, u. Sanghir, p. 1 

 (Febr. 1876) ; Bruggem. Al>h. naturw. Ver. Brem. v. pp. 41, 100 



(1876) ; Fischer, ibid. p. 538 (1878). 

 Domicella bistrio, Echnw. Journ. f. Orn. 1881, p. 167 (Consp. Psitt. 

 p. 103); id. Yoijelbild. t. xxxi. f. 1 (1883). 



Adult. Red; vertex, ear-coverts, nape, interscapular region, and 

 breast blue ; flanks and vent purple-blue ; under tail-coverts red, 

 with purple-blue tips ; scapulars and tips of the upper wing-coverts 

 and of the quills black ; base of the inner web of tbe quills red ; 

 tail above dull purple, with the inner web of the lateral feathers 

 red : bill orange-red ; feet blackish. Total length 12*6 inches, 

 wing 6-6, tail 5-3, bill 0-9, tarsus 0-75. 



Hob. Sanghir and Talaut Islands. 



a. Ad. st. Zoological Society. 



b. 5 ad. st. Purchased. 



c. Ad. sk. ; d. $ Sanghir Isl. Wallace Coll. 

 ad. sk. 



e. $ ad.sk. Sanghir Isl. Gould Coll. 



/. 2 a d- s k- Siao, Sangi Isl. (Dr. A. B. Tweeddale Coll. 



Meyer). 

 y. d ad. sk. Sahalsl. J. Hickson, Esq. [C.]. 



4. Eos challengeri. 



Eos indica, Sclat. (nee Gm.) P. Z. S. 1878, p. 578; id. Voq. (hull.. 

 Birds, p. 115 (1881 ) ; Murray, Voy. Chall., Nan: i. 2, p. 669 (1886) ; 

 ? Hickson, Natural, in N. Celebes, p. 155 (1889). 



Very much like E. histrio, but much smaller, and with the blue 

 colour on the breast less extended and more or less mingled with red : 

 " bill orange ; feet black ; eyes red, or light brown in tbe male " 

 (Murray). Total length 9*8 inches, wing 6, tail 4, bill 0'8, 

 tarsus O'GS. 



llab. Meangis or Nanusa Islands, north-east of the Talaut Islands. 



«. S ad. ; b,r. 2 Meangis Isl., 10th February. ' Challenger ' Exped. 

 ad. sk. (Types of species.) 



5. Eos cardinalis. 



Lori cardinal, Hombr. et Jacq. Voy. Pole Sud, Atlas, pi. 24 bis. f. 2 



(1845). 

 Lorius cardinalis, G.R. Gr. Gen. B., App.p. 20 (1849); Jacq. et I'm her. 



Voy. Pole Sud, Zoo!, iii. p. 103 (1853) ; Hartl. Journ. f. Orn. 1854, 



p. 165 ; Sclat. P. Z. S. 1873, p. 3 ; Gieb. Then. Orn. ii. p. 500 (1875) ; 



Ramsay, Pr. Linn. Soc. N. S. W. iv. p. 68 (1879) ; id. Nature, xx. 



p. 125 (1879) ; Tristr. Ibis, 1882, pp. 138, 143. 



