44 LOKIID.H. 



'/'rirhof/lossus riibri/,ir,/iirs. .Salvad., Cat. Bds. Brit. Mus., Vol. XX., p. TiO (1891) : Sliarpc, Hand-1. 

 Bds., Vol. TI., p. .'. (100(1) ; Salvad., Tbi.s, l'.)09, p. 419. 



Adult male — Iliad and tliniat rirli blue, thf. centrr of '"icli fe,alli< r of I lie head and eheeks 

 hariiiff a .-ialiny slieeii forut'iiKj a Hijlilrj- fshaft-slri/M : c/irsf lirenst aiid a inirlnd i-ullur deep orange, 

 more or lens xlreakeil irilli erimsoji , ixcept a I tlir ti/is of f/n f nflterx : o Uand mt flie li'nid neck ilei p bine : 

 featlient of tlie ititerscnpiditr m/ion erimson lijiji'il irilli dreji hhn ar.rf, llo' hind mrf, and i/rn-a on 

 tlie lon-i r jiorlioii, bases of/he fnt/iers yellon-; anni/s i/mn, innrr ii'eb.i of ijnilU blaekish Imnrn, 

 icltli an oblong spot of yellme iii tin eejilre forniing a hand Ihrinn/ii lln n'imi . tn'o cenfrnl /nil 

 feathers green nuislied n-itli blue at the lips, the tiext on eitlier side green edged n'ith ijelloir on their 

 inner n-ebs, the remainder green on their outer n'ehs, yelloir on their inner rvebs : nnd' r snrfnee of 

 the lad yrllon-ish, deeper in tint on llie iuni r n'e.bs id' tin' lali ral f others : a nnrron- band on the 

 loiuer throat anil the eentre of lite abdinnen deep bhiis/i-bliie/c tinged n-itJi i/reen, the feathers on the 

 sides crimson tipped ivit/i deep bine or green : ffanfs and under tail-coverts yelloir tipped irilli green : 

 a.rdlariis ami under iring-conrts bright crimson : bill red : legs and feet greyishd)roiru : iris reddish- 

 orange. Total h ngtii in tin jlesh 1 J inehe.s, iring If lad '/, bill H-S, tarsus Ofi'i. 



Adult fkm.\lk — The sexes ore alike in plumage. 



Distribution — Nortli-western .\ustralia. Northern Territory of South Auslraha, Northern 

 Queensland. 



TSTnTNLIKE tlie preceding species, which has an extensive range, the Red-collared Lorikeet 

 V — ' is restricted to the northern portion of the continent. It may be distinguished chiefly 

 by its blighter blue heail, red collar on the lower part of the nape, tlie deep blue band on the 

 hind-neck, and its darker lower breast and abdomen. The late Mr. .\le.\ander Morton, collecting 

 on behalf of the Trustees of the Australian Museum in iSyg, obtained specimens at Yam Creek 

 and Port lissington, in the N(jrthern Territory of South Australia. Mr. 1'^. J. Cairn and the 

 late Mr. ']". 11. liowyer-Bower obtained specimens in iSSh near Derby, in North-western 

 Australia, and in the same part of the continent Mr. Ci. A. Keartland saw, in May, iSgy, a 

 few pairs feeding on the blossom, but did not obtain specimens. Evidently they were breeding, 

 as lie saw the .\borigines cooking nestlings, and later on in Derby saw a beautiful pair that had 

 been taken from a nesting place, and were then in the possession of the Government Resident, 

 Dr. F. M. House. In " Novitates Zoologica"," Dr. El. Hartert has also recorded specimens 

 from Derby, lik'ewise from the South Alligatoi Kixcrand luireka. in the Northern Territory of 

 South Australia. 



Mr. F. Kruger had a number of these birds in Sydney, early in igoS, among others he had 

 brought from the Northern Territory of South Australia. They were feeding well on maize 

 meal and sugar, also canary seed. He informed me he had taken many of this species to 

 Europe, but lost some of the birds during the \oyage. 



Mr. G. A. Keartland received the eggs of this species, taken by i\Ir. E. |. Harris from a 

 hollow limb of a liucalypt, about twenty miles south-east of Derby, North-western Australia, in 

 May, 1898, accompanied by a skin of the female, procured at the same time. The eggs are 

 rounded-oval in form, the shell being close-grained, smooth and lustreless, white and much 

 nest stained, and measure : — Length (.\) ri x o-g inches ; (H) roS x o-gi inches. 



