1875.] THE PHILIPPINE AECHIPELAGO. 303 



Psittacula rvhrifrons. Vigors, Phil. Mag. 1831, p. 147, ? ; Lear, Illustr. Psitt. pi. 41. 

 Psittacula cnlacissi, ^aglei; Monogr. p. 626 (1832); O. Finsch, Monogr. Papag. ii. p. 705; 

 G. E. Gray, Hand-list, no. 8181. 



"^Petite Pcrruche de Visle de Luroii, Sonn. Voy. Nouv. Guin. p. 77, pi. 40. fig. sup., ? . 

 ? Psittacus melanojderus, Scopoli, Del. Fl. Faun. Insubr. ii. p. 86, no. 23, 2 (1780), ex Sonn. 

 ?Psif.taGus minor ( 2 ), Gm. torn. cit. p. 351, no. 135 (1788), ex Sonn. 

 Hah. Luzon [Mcijer). 



6. * LOKICULUS EEGULUS. 



Loriculns regulus, Souance, Eev. et Mag. Zool. 1856, p. 22, ''pair, inccrta ;" v. Martens, 

 J. f. O. 1866, p. 21, no. 114 ; G. R. Gray, List Brit. Mus. 



Hah. Negros [Meyer). 



A large series of specimens, obtained by Dr. Meyer in the island of Negros, apparently 

 belong to this species of Lorikeet. The origin of Souance's type is unknown ; but an individual 

 obtained by Cuming in Mindanao was identified with Souance's species by Mr. G. R. Gray (/. c). 

 This example furnished Dr. O. Finsch f (Papag. ii. p. 710) with the descriptions cited. The 

 example, however, appears to be no longer extant (Hand-list, no. 8182). Dr. Meyer's Neo-ros 

 specimens agree well with the original description of L. regulus, and to that species I provision- 

 ally refer them ; but until they are compared with actual Mindanao examples their identity T""- ^- ^- i-^- 

 must continue doubtful. The peculiarly restricted ranges of the different Philippine species of ''' 

 Loriculus render it not unlikely that Cuming's specimens, if really indigenous to Mindanao, may 

 belong to a representative form. 



Three examples ( 2 fide Meyer) are without the orange-red pectoral plastron. In one a 

 large yellow patch replaces the orange-red plastron of the male. In another this yellow space is 

 less distinctly indicated ; and in this specimen the feathers surrounding the base of the mandible 

 and the feathers of the throat are verditer-blue. The remaining under surface of these three 

 examples is more or less light yellow-green, and not dark grass-green as in the adult male. 

 Above the female is hardly distinguishable from the adult L. philippensis 6 , the golden occipital 

 patch of the adult male being absent, while the golden nuchal stripe is fully developed. A 

 fourth example ( $ fide Meyer) has the entire body green, with the exception of the rump and 

 upper tail-coverts, which are scarlet. 



7. * Loriculus haetlaubi. 



Coryllis hartlauhi, O. Finsch, Monogr. Papag. ii. p. 701, "Mindanao" (1808). 



Loriculus melanopterus (Scop.), G. E. Gray, List Psitt. Brit. Mus. p. 35, fide O. Finsch, /. c. 



Loriculus apicalis, Souance, G. E. Gray, torn. cit. p. 56, fide O. Finsch, I. c, nee Souance. 



'^Petite Pcrruche de Visle de Lu(;on, Sonn. Voy. Nouv. Guin. p. 77, pi. 40. fig. inf. d. 



? Psittacus 7nelanopterus, Scopoli, Del. Fl. Faun. Insubr. ii. p. 86, no. 23, 6 (1786), ex Sonn. 



t Since the above was written, Dr. 0. Finsch has described the Mindanao species, CoryJUs nyulus (Souanoo) apud 

 Finsch (Papag. ii. p. 710), as distinct from the true L. n'ljidus, Souance, nnder the title of CorylUs occipitalis (Ibis, 1874 

 p. 208). It -will therefore stand in this list as no. " bis *Loricidus occipitalis (Pinsch). Hab. Mindanao." 



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