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•yellow. This account was tranfmitted to Lord Barrington, in a 

 letter from Lord Orford, Augujl 28th, 1786. 



• Violet^ Indian \ Latham.^ i. 217. Fl. Enl. 143. The predominant 

 colors are violet and red; the primaries rich yellow. 



Beautiful, Latham, i. 217, compofed of the richeft colors; 

 back brown, edged with red. Moluccas f 



Cri^nfon Loeri', Latha^n, i. 273. Edw. 170. PL Enl. 518. 127. 

 Brown illujlr. tab. 6. The head, front of the neck, the breaft, back, 

 tail, and wings, except the primaries, crimfon ; primaries, belly, 

 and hind part of the neck deep blue. 



Gilolo Loeri\ Latham, i. 274. Sonnerat, 177, tab. 112. Fl, Enl. 

 519. 128 : entirely fcarlet, except a blue fpot on the vent, a few 

 black fpots on the wings, and the primaries, which are alfo 

 black. 



Scarlet Loeri \ Latham, i. 269. 270. N° 76. yf. 5. Edw.\'ji, 

 PL Enl, 216. 123: of tranfcendent beauty; head and body fcarlet; 

 a rich fpot of yellow on the back, and on the ridge of each wing ; 

 wings and tail of a fine green ; primaries black, the reft fcarlet. 



Grand Loeri', Latham, i. 275. PL Enl, 683. Vojmaer, tab. 7 ; 

 of equal beauty ; head, back, and wings, and upper part of the 

 tail rich fcarlet; neck, breaft, belly, and primaries fine deep 

 blue ; vent and tip of the tail yellow ; a large fpecies= Vojmaer 

 certainly miftakes Ceylon for its place. 



Green and red Loeri \ Latham^ i. 278. PL Enl. 514. 130. Edw, 

 231. Sonnerat, 174. tab. 108. The head, neck, breaft, belly, 

 back, and coverts of wings the richeft green ; ridge of the wings 

 and primaries fine blue ; under coverts of the wings fcarlet ; on 

 the belly a few blood-red and blue fpots. 



Molucca ; 



