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PURPLE-CAPPED LORY. 



Lorius domicellus. 

 PLATE XVIII. 



Psittacus domicella, A uct. Domicella atricapilla, Wagler^ 

 Mon. Psitt. in Abhand. x. p. 567 Peroquet lori a collier 

 jaune, Le Vaill. p. 95. Second black-capped Lory, Edw. 

 pi. 171. 



THIS beautiful bird is a native of the Moluccas, 

 and other Eastern Islands, from whence we occa- 

 sionally receive it, being held in high estimation, not 

 only on account of its elegant plumage, but for the 

 docility it evinces, and its distinct utterance of words 

 and sentences. It is also lively and active in its dis- 

 position, and fond of being caressed. In size it is 

 amongst the largest of the group, measuring upwards 

 of 11 inches in length. The general or ground co- 

 lour of the plumage is rich scarlet, this tint occupy- 

 ing all the lower parts of the body, with the excep- 

 tion of a collar of yellow upon the upper part of the 

 breast. The neck, back, upper tail-coverts, and ba- 

 sal part of the tail, are also of the same colour. The 



