382 THE ORUISE OF THE 'GURAQOA: 



PLATE XV. 



TBIGHOOLOSSUS MASSENA. 



(Trichoglossus massena, Bj}. Rev. and Mag. de Zool. 185i, p. IS7 ; Trichoglossus 

 massena, G. S. Gr. Cat. B. Trop. Isl. Pacif. Ocean i. p. 33.) 



Top of the head and throat bronzy purple, striated down the 

 shaft of each feather with dull green ; front and lores pale blue ; 

 nape with a narrow band of yellowish green ; upper surface bright 

 green ; the base of the feathers of upper part of back and abdomen 

 pale crimson, those out he abdomen and under tail-coverts varied 

 with yellow ; quills black, margined externally with green, the 

 inner webs of quills at the base pale yellow ; tail green, more 

 or less inclining to yellow ; breast and under wing-coverts crim- 

 son, the former very narrowly banded on the edge of each feather 

 with blue-black. 



Length 10", wings 5" &", tail 4" 9'". 



' Eyes red. Contents of stomach, honey.' 



A specimen of this species was obtained at San-Christoval, one 

 of the Solomon Islands ; it is also an inhabitant of the New 

 Hebrides Group. 



