564 DR. F. H. H. GUILLEMARD ON BIROS COLLKCTED [JuuC 2, 



9. LORIUS DOMICELLA (Liuu.). 



Lorius domicella, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 23f). 



a-c. d • Obtained alive at Amboina. 



d. 2 • Obtained alive at Amboiaa. 



One of these birds exhibits the well-known tendency of many of 

 the Parrot tribe to turn yellow in confinement. The wings, under 

 wing- coverts, scapulars, back, and uropygium are more or less 

 marked with that colour, and the yellow pectoral baud is also more 

 conspicuous than usual. 



10. Lorius flavo-palliatus, Salvad. 



Lorius flavo-palliatus, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 243. 

 a, b. (S . Batchian. 



c. 2 . Batchian. 



d. Batchian. 



e,f. S • Obi Latu. 



ff. c? . Obi Major. 



h. 2 . Obi Major. 



Iris of the Batchian birds yellow or orange ; of the Obi birds 

 yellowish brown. Bill orange ; feet greyish black. 



With the exception of the different colour of the iris, there is no 

 noticeable difference between the birds from the Obi group and from 

 Batchian. 



1 1 . Eos RiciNiATA (Bechst.). 



Eos riciniata, Salvad. op. cit. vol. i. p. 259. 



a, b. S ' Ternate. 



c-f. 2 • Ternate. 



g. d" . juv. Ternate. (Bill brownish red.) 



A. 2)j^v- Ternate. (Bill brownish red.) 



i-l. c? . Batchian. 



m-q. 2 • Batchian. 



r. S • Obi Major. 



Iris yellow ; bill dull red, yellow at tip ; tarsus dull grey. The 

 example marked r was the only one obtained from the Obi group, 

 and differs considerably from all the others in having the head, 

 throat, and breast entirely red. There is no violet nuchal collar, a 

 few feathers only on the nape being tipped with that colour. 

 Immediately below the auricular region on each side is a small patch 

 of dull violet. The total length was 25'0 ceutims. ; wing 13'8 

 centims. ; which measurements agree with those of the rest of the 

 series (length 230-255 centims. ; wing 13*6-14-3 centims.). With 

 regard to the variation of this species, Salvadori informs us that " in 

 the Leyden Museum an adult Obi bird, another from Dammar, and 

 a third from Moor " (island to the S. of Halmaheira) " are note- 

 worthy in having an occipital violet spot separated by a red space 

 from the violet collar ; others from Dammar (No. 31) and Moor 

 (No. 33) are exactly like ordinary individuals from Halmaheira and 

 Batchian." 



