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Wall. P. Z. S. 1864, pp. 288, 294; Gieb. Thes. Orn. ii. p. 497 

 (1875) ; Meyer, Rowl. Orn. Misc. ii. p. 232, no. 5 (1877) ; 

 Tweedd. P. Z. S. 1877, p. 820 ; id. Orn. Works, p. 546 

 (1881) ; Guillem. P. Z. S. 1885, p. 252 (part). 



Licmetulus bonapartii, Bp. Naumannia, 1856, Consp. Psitt. 

 no. 253; G. R. G-r. Hand-list, ii. p. 152, no. 8183 (1810). 



Cor-yllis bonapartei, Finscli, Die Papag. ii. p. 703 (1868) ; 

 Rchnw. Journ. f. Orn. 1881, p. 321 (Consp. Psitt. p. 119) ; 

 id. Vogelbild. Nachtr. 54 (1883). 



Loriculus L. apicali, Souance, simillimus, sed rostro nigro, 

 Cauda superne saturate viridi, minime apicem versus 

 cseruleo tincta, et colore rubro guise paullo saturatiore, 

 facile distinguendus. 



Adult male. Green ; underparts a little lighter ; head above 

 red, scarlet on the forehead, shading off into a rich orange 

 on the occiput and nape ; rump and upper tail- coverts scarlet ; 

 a large patch on the throat also red ; outer webs of the pri- 

 maries and tail-feathers above dark green, the latter tipped 

 with lighter green ; quills underneath on the inner webs and 

 tail-feathers underneath verditer-blue ; bill horny black ; 

 feet in the dried skins dusky, nearly black. Total length 

 about 6 inches, wing 3*7, tail 1*95, bill 0*6, tarsus 0'42. 



Female. No gular red patch, lores and cheeks blue. 



I may conclude with the remark that although this bird, 

 on account of the colour of its bill, belongs to the section of 

 the black-billed Loriculi, still its affinities seem to be with 

 the red-billed Loriculi, having, like these, a rather long bill, 

 and the exact style of plumage of the red-billed L. apicalis. 

 The blue cheeks of the female also betray its real affinities 

 with L. apicalis and the other Philippine species. 



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