1895.] Olf THE SKEIiETOK OT LOBIFS FLATOPALLIATTTS, ETC. 363 



4. The Skeleton of Lorius flavojialliatiis compared with that 

 of Psittacus erithacus. — Part II. By St. George 

 MlVART, F.R.S. 



[Eeceived May 1, 1895.] 



In a preceding paper ' I described the postcranial part of the 

 axial skeleton of LoHus Jiavopalliatus and Psittacus erithacus. I now 

 proceed to describe the characters presented by the skulls of those 

 two species. 



The ISkull. 



General Description. 

 Kg. 1. 

 sph 



Ace 



Lateral aspect of skull of Lorius jiavopalliatus. 



The general lateral aspect of the skull of Lorius Jiavopalliatus 

 (compared with that of P. erithacus) shows a cranium rather more 

 flattened, a relatively somewhat more slender and elongated bony 

 beak, a more nearly enclosed orbit, palatines which do not descend 

 beyond the level of the ventral margins of the quadrates, an 

 occiput which is less rounded and more sharply inclined preaxiad 



> See P. Z. S. 1895, p. 312. 



