290



Dr. E. Hopkinson,



now used for E. histrio), *Blue-Fringed Lory, *Long-Tailed

Scarlet Lory. The dealers’ name, Scarlet Lory, should always

mean this bird, but both the CHATTERING LORY, the KING

PARROT, and some of the ECLECTI are often also thus designated.


The genus Eos contains about 15 species, the better known being :


1. Eos cyanogenys, the BLUE-CHEEKED LORY.


2. E. reticulata , the BLUE-STREAKED LORY, other names

for which are Blue-Necked Lory (Latham), Blue-Striped

Lory, Reticulated Lory.


3. E. histrio, BLUE-TAILED LORY, also Blue-Diademed

Lory and Blue-Breasted Lory. The *Indian Lory,

and *Indian Lory, Var. A., of Latham. " Purple-Breasted

Lory,” a dealers’ name, probably refers to this species.


4. E. talautensis, TALAUT LORY.


5. E. rubra, RED LORY, see above.


6. E. wallacei, WALLACE’S LORY, the *Gueby Lory of Latham.

Occasionally mis-spelt " Guery Lory.”


7. E. variegata, the VIOLET-NECKED LORY, also often called

the Variegated Lory (Latham), *Cochin-China Parrot

and *Gueby Lory, Var. A., of Latham ; ?=his Gueby Lory.

Usual dealers’ name, "Purple-Streaked Lory.” ?=the

“ Violet Lorikeet ” of advertisements.


*Red and Blue-Headed Parrakeet (Latham) =PETZ’S CONURE.


*Red and Blue-Headed Parrakeet, Var. A. (Latham) =the GOLDEN-

CROWNED CONURE.


RED AND BLUE MACAW (1) =Ara macao. (2) The name given by Latham

to A. chloroptera, now commonly called the GREEN-WINGED

MACAW. See under MACAW.


*Red and Green Indian Parrot, see under HANGING PARRAKEET,

CEYLONESE.


Red and Green Macaw, the MILITARY MACAW.


*Red and White-Faced Parrot, see under AMAZON, BLUE-FACED.


*Red and White Parrot, see GREY PARROT.


Red and Yellow Macaw (i) The RED AND BLUE MACAW. (2) The

GREEN-WINGED MACAW.


RED-BACKED PARRAKEET (1) Cyanorliamphus erythronotus, the Red-

Rumped Parrot of Latham, and ? his Pacific Parrot. Tahiti

native name, " Aa.” (2) An alternative name for the RED-

RUMPED PARRAKEET of Australia.


Red-Bellied Conure, used for both the BROWN-EARED and RED¬

EARED CONURES.


Red-Breasted Parrakeet. (i) Another name for the BANDED PARRA¬

KEET. (2) *Edwards’ name for the BLUE-FACED LORIKEET.



