Parrots of the Genus Eclectus. 



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proper. Dr. Finsch^ whose excellent work, ' Die Papageien/ 

 must be regarded as our " Standpunkt " in all matters con- 

 cerning Parrots, recognizes (/. c. vol. ii. p. 332) seven species 

 of the genus (as restricted by Wagler), and gives the following 

 table of them : — 



a. Green Eclecti. 



1. polychlorus, Scop. Under wing-coverts and sides red. 



Wing 10" 5'". 



2. intermedius, Bp. Like the last, but green darker and size 



smaller. Wing 8" 9"'. 



3. westermanni, Bp. Like the last, but without red on sides. 



b. Red Eclecti. 



4. grandis, Gm. Band over the upper back and the under 



surface violet-blue ; tail-feathers and under tail-coverts 

 yellow. Wing 10" 3'". 



5. cardinalis, Bodd. Like the last, but darker red; under 



tail- coverts orange-red. Wing 8" 5'". 



6. linnm, Wagl. Like the last, but with a narrow blue ring 



round the eye ; under tail-coverts red. 



7. Cornelia, Bp. Without any blue at all. 



The distribution of the species (as given by Finsch) is re- 

 presented in the following table, the habitat of two species 

 [E. westermanni and E. Cornelia), both originally described by 

 Bonaparte from specimens living in the " Natura-Artis-Ma- 

 gistra" Gardens at Amsterdam), being still unknown. 



