PAPUAN hOKi.—Charmosyna PApva. 



The colours with which this species is decorated are remarkably rich and intense. 

 The general colour is deep scarlet, relieved by patches of azure, golden yellow, and grass - 

 green. The head, neck, the upper part of the back, and all the lower parts of the body 

 are brilliant scarlet, with the exception of two patches of azure-blue across the top of the 

 head, edged with deep purple. There are also some patches of yellow on the sides of the 

 breast and the thighs. The lower parts of the back, the upper tail-coverts, and the 

 lower part of the legs are deep azure, and the wings are green. The two long feathers of 

 the tail are light grass-green for the greater part of their length, and are tipped with 

 golden yellow. The remaining feathers of the tail have their basal halves deep green, 

 and the remaiuder golden yellow. The total length of the Papuan Loiy is about'seventeen 

 inches, of which measurement the two long tail-feathers occupy no less than eleven inches. 

 The bill is orange-red, and the u^^per mandible is much longer than the lower, but is not 

 very sharply curved. 



Another beautiful example of these birds is given in the Pueple-Capped Lory, 

 a native of the Moluccas and other islands. 



The reader will not fail to observe the great difference in form between this and the 

 precedmg species, caused chiefly by the shortness and shape of the tail. It is often sent 

 to this country as a cage-bird, and as it is readily tamed, is of an affectionate nature, and 

 can be taught to speak very creditably, is somewhat of a favourite among bird-fanciers. 

 It is a lively and active creature, ever ia motion, and is very fond of attracting the notice 

 of strangers and receiving the caresses of those whom it likes. 

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