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THE CERAM LORY. 



Psittarus garrulus, Linnaeus ; Le Lori Noir vari^t^ dite de Cerara, Buffon ; De. 

 geschwiitzige Lory, Bechstein. 



It is of the size of a pigeon, its length being from ten to 

 eleven inches. The colours vary very much ; but the following 

 are the most common. Beak orange-coloured, naked membrane 

 at its base, and the circle of the eyes grey ; the iris deep yellow, 

 and feet brown. The predominating colour of the body is 

 bright red ; but the small wing-coverts are a mixture of green 

 and yellow. 



It comes from the Moluccas, and is treated like the preced- 

 ing, which it equals in docility. 



THE BLUE-CAPPED LORY. 



Psittacus domicella, Linn^us ; Le Lory demoiselle, ou a collier, Buffon ; Der 

 blaukopfige Lory, Bechstein. 



This magnificent species is of the size of a pigeon, and ten 

 inches and a half in length. The beak is orange, the membrane 

 blackish, as well as the circle of the eyes. The top of the head 

 is purple black, or rather black shading to purple, on the nape 

 of the neck ; a crescent of light yellow, more or less visible, 

 ornaments the imder part of the throat. The outer edge of the 

 quill-feathers, and the small wing-coverts, are of a deep blue, 

 shading to sky blue ; the others of a meadow green. The tail 

 is slightly wedge-shaped, and of a bluish purple, tinged with 

 red brown. 



In the female, which is smaller, the crescent is either not 

 visible or only faintly marked ; the blue on the head is very 

 slight ; the border of the wing is a mixture of blue and green ; 

 this is all the blue which there is in the wings. 



Variety. — The lower part of the back and belly, the rump, and the 

 thighs are white and rose colour ; the upper and under tail-coverts red and 

 white ; the wing-coverts green, with a mixture of light yellow ; the beak 

 light yellow ; the rest as usual. 



Observations. — This species has the same attractions as the other lories, 

 and to judge from the specimen which I have seen among the collection of 

 the Duke of Meiningen, it appeared to be the mildest, most endearing, and 



