LORICULUS. 287 



females and immature males with blue cheeks; 3'oung in first plumage 

 with scarlet rump and tail-coverts, but neither blue nor red on head. 



Species."* 

 a'. Bill orange red. 

 h^. No blue on crown. 



c^. Red on head confined to the forehead. 



d}. Rectrices dark green above. Avith very little if any blue. 



e^. Interscapular region golden yellow, more or less tinged with orange ; 

 in the adult male a red patch on throat and cheeks green; in female 

 no red patch on throat; cheeks and chin bluish. 



chrysonotus (p. 288) 

 e". Interscapular region green, with no golden orange tinge; cheeks green 

 in the male, bluish in the female. 

 p. A golden-orange band on hind neck, more or less orange-yellow on 

 the crown. 

 <f. Vertex bright orange-yellow, sharply defined in the male; slightly 

 tinged with orange and cheeks blue in female. 



h^. Orange crown-patch larger regulus (p. 288) 



/(-. Orange crown-patch smaller bournsi (p. 289) 



g-. Vertex and hind neck with a very slight yellow tinge, both in 

 males and females; female like that of regulus. 



philippensis (p. 290) 

 f-. No orange band on hind neck or at most only a trace; red of forehead 

 ending sharply against bright green of crown. 



mindorensis (p. 290) 

 <P. Rectrices dark green above, lateral rectrices deep blue, toward the tips. 



siquijorensis (p. 291) 

 c^. Red on head continuous from forehead to nape and becoming orange on 

 nape. 

 d^. Crown-patch wider, spreading out posteriorly and ending broadly. 



e^. Back less heavily wa.shed with golden yellow apicalis (p. 292) 



e-. Back more heavily washed with golden yellow dohertyi (p. 292) 



d". Crown-patch narrower, tapering sharjily to a point posteriorly. 



Worcester i (p. 293) 

 a'. Bill black. 



6'. A deep blue spot on middle of crown galg^ulus (p. 294) 



b-. No blue on crown bonapartei (p. 294) 



* The status of the following is doubtful: 



Loriculus sp. Salvadori. 



Loricuhis sp. Salvadori, Cat. Birds Bril. Mus. (IS'JI ), 20, 'y.W (foot note) ; 

 Shari'K, Hand-List (1!»00). 2, .S(i ; McCJRKCiOR and Woiukstkr. Hand-List 

 (190«i),,50. 



Mindanao ( Cii iti iiig ) . 



"It is about the size of L. siquijorensift ; in coloring it comes near the female 

 of L. apicalis, but has the red of the crown not reaching tlie occiput; the tail above 

 shows nuuli blue towards the tip of the lateral feathers. 1 add the description of 

 the specimen, \Vhich is not in very good condition: Green; forehead and vertex 

 red; nape with a slight tinge of orange; cheeks and throat blue; rump and upper 

 tail-coverts red; tail green above, the lateral feathers blue towards the tip; tail 

 underneath deep blue; bill orange. Length. 165; wing, 98; tail, 44." {Salvadori.) 



