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which connects it with Trichoglossus, the type and centre of the sub- 

 family ; as on the other side Lathamus and Charinosina connect the 

 same Trichoglossus through Coriphilus (and especially by means of 

 Lathamus) with the subfamily Platycercince. 



It may be characterized by its elegant form, small stature, com- 

 pact, red plumage with more or less blue ; compressed, moderate, 

 red bill, with the cere apparent (not concealed as in Eclectus) ; short 

 feet, with robust toes and powerful, arched, very acute nails ; and 

 longish, not \erj broad, wedged tail. 



It is composed, to my knowledge, of only seven species ; — five 

 already described (and some of them too many times) in the systems, 

 and two new ones, which form the subject of the present paper. And 

 when I say that only five are the hitherto knowii species of Eos, it 

 is because I do not count Eos variegata and Eos Isidorii of Wagler, 

 since, the first is evidently nothing but a variegated or pied bird, 

 and the other, named, described and figured by Swainson, appears 

 identical with Eos riciniata, for which the false name of cochinchi- 

 nensis cannot be retained. Of the other three (out of the ten ad- 

 mitted by our friend G. R. Gray, in his ' Genera of Birds'), E. scin- 

 tillata is a Chalcopsitta, and E. cervicalis and ornata are Tricho- 

 glossi ! 



1 . Eos CYANOGENIA, Bp. 



E. rubra; maculd magnd periophthalmicd cyaned: humeris ex toto, 

 remigibus elongatis rectricibusque magnd ex parte nigris. 



Long. 9 poll. ; alee, 6| poll. ; caudse, 4 poll. 



Close to Eos indica or coccinea, but ha\'ing no blue on the head, 

 back or breast ; and instead, a large blue patch, including the eye and 

 covering the cheek, which Eos indica has red ; the black also is more 

 predominant on the wings, and the red tinge duller. 



I found the specimen upon which I did not hesitate to estabhsh 

 my species among the endless treasures of the Leyden Museum. 



2. Eos SEMILARVATA, Bp. 



E. coccinea ; vittd a guld ultra oculos, maculd utrinque scapu- 

 lari, crissoque, cyaneis : remigibus brevibus rectricibusque apice 

 tantum nigris. 



Long. 9 poll. ; alse, 5| poll. ; cauda, 4 poll. 



Resembhng Eos rubra, but much smaller and half-masked ! 



shows a strong affinity, not only to the Lorine but also to the Platycercine. It is 

 composed in fact of 



\. Platycercus XTt.Vi,Gt.{Psiltacus novcB guinea,Gm.; Ch, nova guine<e,Bp.) ; 

 and of 



2. Eos sciNTiLLATA, Gr. (Psiifacus iiciniillatus,Temm.; Ch.scintillans,Bp.); 

 to which I have added a third new species, also from the Moluccas : — 



3. Chalcopsitta rubiginosa, Bp. Mus. Lugd. ex Ins. Barabay et Guebe. 



E. purpureo-badia, capite obscuriore ; subtus fasciolata, plumis singulis lunuld 

 medianu et apicali nigricante : remigibus rectricibusque virescentibus caicdd ; 

 apicem versus gradatim lutescente. 



Rostrum rubrum : pedes nigri : irides albte. Magnittid. Turdi. 



