W-] MR. P. L. SCLATER ON NEW PARROTS. 499 



4. Oa two new or little-known Parrots living in the Society's 

 Gardens. By P. L. Sclater, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S., 



Secretary to the Society. 



[Beceived May 16, 1871.] 



(Plates XL. & XLI.) 



The Society's collection has been recently augmented by the 

 receipt of a certain number of animals, obtained by Mr. William 

 Jamrach in the markets of Calcutta, several of which are of much 

 interest. Of these I shall speak more fully in my next report on 

 the additions to the Society's Menagerie. But I wish to lose no time 

 in calling attention to the fine additions to the Society's series of 

 living Psittacidse, belonging to the species of the genera Lorius and 

 Trichofftossus. The first of these, which appears to be uudescribed, 

 I propose to characterize as follows : — 



Lorius tibialis, sp. nov. (Plate XL.) 



Coccineus: alis extus viridibus : campterio atari et subalaribus 

 cyaneis: remigibus subtus Jiavissimis : semitorque pectorali ob- 

 soleta,flava : cauda coccinea, dimidio apicali nigricante : tibiis 

 cyaneis: rostro dare aurantiaco, pedibus pallide carneis: 

 unguibus corneis. 

 Obs. Species forma et crassitie Lorii garruli, a quo differt plaga 

 uiterscapuln nulla, semitorque pectorali flava et tibiis cyaneis. 



Only a single example of this fine new Lory was brought home 

 by Mr. Jamrach. It was doubtless originally procured from one of 

 the less explored islands cf the Molucca group, which is rarely visited 

 by traders. A slight irregular spotting on the wing is probably due 

 to individual variation. 



Along with this Lory we obtained a specimen of a small species 

 of Trichoglossus, which I at first supposed to be also new. I am 

 now, however, inclined to believe it to be referable to Trichoglossus 

 mitchelli, G. R. Gray (Finsch, Papag. ii. p. 858). The only pre- 

 viously known specimen of this species, now in the British Museum, 

 was likewise formerly living in the Society's Gardens. 



Mr. G. R. Gray has kindly sent me the following notes, made on 

 comparison of the drawing of this bird (Plate XLI.) with the typical 

 specimen of T. mitchelli in the British Museum : — 



"Your drawing of T. mitchelli is not quite like the British- 

 Museum specimen, as the following particulars of our example will, 

 I think, show you, viz. :— Head, cheeks, and throat have a ten- 

 dency to blue in some lights; frontlet with a narrow azure-blue 

 band ; cervical band is more yellow ; the dark blue-black is on the 

 green below the broad crimson band on breast; the latter has some 

 indications of very narrow bands of yellow or of green ; the yellow 



