324 Mr. P, L. Sclater on a New Parrakeet. 



the species in Dr. Finsch^s excellent Monograph^ with which 

 they appeared to agree most nearly. Along with these birds the 

 Society also obtained a specimen of Tanygnathus luconensis, the 

 Philippine representative of these large-billed Parrots, which was 

 likewise new to the Society's collection. 



In the list of additions to the Zoological Society's Menagerie, 

 published in the ' Field ' of 26 May, 1871, and also in my Report 

 on the additions in the month of March 1871 in the Society's 

 'Proceedings' (1871, p. 479), the pair o? Loriculus are inserted 

 as L. culacissi, as likewise in the ' Revised List of Vertebrates,^ 

 just published (p. 202) f. 



Last autumn the female of this pair of Loriculus laid several 

 eggs. Two of these were removed and placed in the nest of an 

 Undulated Parrakeet [Melopsittacus undulatus). In this way 

 one was hatched in the Gardens on the 27th of August last, but 

 did not live to attain maturity. 



On his return from the Phihppines,in June last, Dr. A.B.Meyer 

 brought with him, amongst other living birds, a single male 

 example of this same Lon'cw/MS, which I purchased for the Society's 

 Menagerie. Dr. Meyer, on my informing him that I had deter- 

 mined the species as L. culacissi, at once stated that he believed 

 this bird, which he had obtained on the island of Zebu, not to be 

 the true culacissi, and, in order to settle this question, was kind 

 enough to allow me to examine his series of skins of the Parrots 

 of this genus. On comparing them with the descriptions in Dr. 

 Finsch's Monograph I found that Dr. Meyer was undoubtedly 

 correct. Three species are represented in Dr. Meyei-'s Philippine 

 collection — namely, the true Loriculus culacissi from Luzon, Lori- 

 culus regulus from Negros and Pauay, and the present species 

 obtained only on the island of Zebu. The present bird is at ouce 

 distinguishable from its two allies by its golden back, whence I 

 propose to call it 



Loriculus chrysonotus, sp. nov. (Plate XI.) 

 Viridis : fronte, uropygio et caudse tectricibus cum mento et 



* Die Papageien, monograpliiscli bearbeitet, von Dr. Otto Finsch, 2 

 vols. Leiden, 18G8. 



t Revised List of Vertebrated Animals now or lately living in the 

 Gardens of the Zoological Society of London. London, 1872. 



