Catalogue of a Collection of Birds. 475 



345. PsittoYiti*^ siibcoerwleiis, sp. nov. 



Female. The' plumage generally is of a pale coerulean or verditer 

 blue, brightest above, the middle of the back a little obscure or inclining 

 to grey, the under plumage lighter ; the upper suiface of the tail is of a 

 clear greenish-blue, the feathers with narrow edgings of a lighter shade ; 

 the under surface of the tail is of a dull greyish-blue, the inner webs 

 with grey margins; the shafts of the tail-feathers are dark brown above 

 and whitish below ; the smaller wing-coverts are dull greenish-blue, like 

 the back, the middle coverts chocolate-brown with narrow bluish mar- 

 gins, the larger coverts greenish-blue with lighter margins ; quills 

 greenish-blue, brightest on the outer webs, a stiipe of brownish pujple 

 along the shafts of the outer two primaries, shafts of the quill feathers 

 dark brown ; under wing-coverts white; the chin is pale orange-yellow ; 

 bill yellow, whitish at the end ; feet yellow, claws yellow at the base and 

 dusky at the end. 



Length of skin 6J in. ; wing 4^ ; tail 2| ; bill following the curve | ; 

 tarsi I". 



SuBFAM. PSITTACINiE. 



346. Pionitis cocciaiicollaris, sp. nov. 



" hcBmatotis, Lawr. neo Scl. No. 118 of 



Part I. 



Male. Upper part of head and hind neck olive-green, the feathers of 

 the crown with a bluish-grey tinge ; lores dirty white ; region under 

 and behind the eye dark vinaceous, ending on the ear-coverts with a 

 spot of bright red tipped with white ; upper plumage bright dark-green ; 

 central tail-feathers green with dark blue ends, the others are red at the 

 base on the inner webs and dark purple on the outer ones, all terminat- 

 ing with deep blue; primaries of a rich blackish-purple with their outer 

 margins towards the end and the tips fulvous yellow ; the outer webs of 

 the primaries at the base dark blue ; secondaries dark purple on the 

 inner webs, the outer bright blue, edged with green ; tertiaries the color 

 of the back ; wing-coverts green next the body, with those on the outer 

 portion of the wing blue ; spurious wing black with deep blue on the 

 outer webs ; throat dull purple narrowly bordered below with white, 



