360 Mr. D. Le Souef on new Birds -ecjgs 



very light t^hade of green^ and is well morked all over with 

 shorty irregular, wavy lines and blotches of a greenish-brown 

 tint in varying shades ; many of these appear as if beneath 

 the surface of the shell, being of a lilac-colour, and many 

 of them are longer than the surface-mai-kings. The shell is 

 slightly glossy and elongate in form, and a little smaller at 

 one end: it measures 1-78 by MG inch. The three eggs 

 taken vary in size and markings. 



2. Crimson-winged Lory {PtiHes coccineopterus Gould) : 

 Cat. B. XX. p. 481. 



Mr. Or.ve secured several of these beautiful birds, and 

 also their eggs. They are similar in appearance to P. ery- 

 thropterus, but are considerably smaller in all their measure- 

 ments; some specimens of the latter I received from Cooktown 

 average 12| inches in length, but the former 11^ inches. 

 The green on the breast and the blue on the back of the 

 P. coccineopterus is darker than in the P. enjthropterus, and 

 the amount of crimson on the wing considerably less. Their 

 food consists of seeds and honey. 



They nest in the hollow spouts of the eucalyptus-trees, 

 the eggs being laid in the debris at the bottom, in one case 

 10 feet from the entrance. There were only two eggs in 

 each of the three nests found, but the full complement is 

 probably four ; they are pure white when laid, but soon 

 become stained; they are oval in form and mersure: — 

 (1) A. 1-18 by 1-1 inch, B. 1-21 by M ; (2; A. M4 by 0-96 

 inch, B. MO by 0-98. 



3. Red-collared Lorikeet [Trichoglossus ruhritorquis) : 

 Cat. B. XX. p. 60. 



These birds are very plentiful in the north-western coastal 

 districts and are very noisy, flying generally in flocks, 

 screeching as they go, and feeding on the honey of the 

 various flowering trees and shrubs. They nest in the hollow 

 spouts of the eucalyptus-trees at various distances from the 

 entrance. 



The eggs are elongate and slightly smaller at one end, 

 and are of a dull white colour, but soon get stained brown. 



