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CORIPHILUS KUnhl, {Vigors) Wagler ['Nos. 67314, 67358, 67333). 



Fsittacula kuMi, Vigors, Zool. Jour., 1824, 412., pL 16- 

 Psiitams kuhli, Less., Voy. Coq., 1828, 623, 

 Lorius Icuhli, Less., Tr. d'Oru., 19.3L, 

 Vini caec'meas, Less., 111. deZool., 1832, t. 28. 

 CoriphUus IciMi, Wagler, Mon^, 566. 

 Psitlacula inter/nngillacecL,'IiouRJ., Perr., t. 83. 

 Brotogeris Jcuhli, Sws., Class, of Birds, ii, 303. 

 Domicella Icuhli, FixsCH, Die Papageien, ii, 1868, 749. 



Locality: Washingtou Island, Fauuiog group, !^ortli Pacific Ocean. 

 Three speeiQieus« 



Tliis bird is so rare in museums that a technical description of it will 

 not be out of place in this connection. Bill short and stout, slightly 

 shorter than the tarsus; upper mandible much hooked ; tarsus and feet 

 short and stout. The under surface of the neck and extendiog half-way 

 around on the sides, the side of the head below the eyes, the bi'east, and 

 the abdomen bright scarlet ; the same color extends up on th^ side of the 

 head at the base of the bill to very near the nostril. The scarlet color 

 is confined to the terminal portion of the feathery the basal half is 

 grayish-brown, slightly tinged with green — under the wings the green 

 color predominates on the basal halL The lower portion of the tibia 

 violet ; the lengthened feathers of ihe crest green on the forehead and 

 purple on the top and back of the head ; the back and upper wing-coverts 

 green; rump and upper tail-coverts greenish-yellow; the colors of the 

 rump, abdomen, and tibia mingle on the long feathers of the thigh; a 

 short line of yellow sprinkled with red at the bend of the wing; the 

 short under wing-feathers green ; the rest of the under surface of the 

 wing grayish-brown, glossy in appearance; a narrow line of light blue 

 on the outer margin of the wing; the edge of the outer web of two or 

 three of the longest primaries margined with the same color; the mar- 

 gins of the other primaries green ; the rest of the outer web, the shaft, 

 and the inner web of the primaries and secondaries, as well as the apices 

 of the primaries, brownish-black; the under tail-coverts scarlet and yel- 

 low, a mixture of the colors of the rump and abdomen ; the outer web of 

 the tail-feathers violet ; the inner scarlet, tips green. Lower mandible 

 yellow; upper li^ht brown; tarsus and feet light brown. 



