A&1IBY — Re-appearance in South Australia of Swift Lorikeet. 2'S 



Underside — From red of throat, down to vent, yellowish 

 green, the base of many feathers being almost a pure yellow. 



In most of the more brightly coloured specimens there 

 are some scattered bright red feathers. In one specimen 

 before me the brilliant red of the underside of the wings is 

 continued almost across the breast in a broad streak. Also 

 many of the inside feathers of the leg and those of the abdo- 

 men are fringed with pink, giving the impression of narrow 

 pink bars. 



Wing — Primaries, outer webb deep blue, narrowly mar- 

 gined with yellow; inside webb dull black; fourth to ninth pri- 

 maries have a white spot in centre of inner webb, which is also 

 broadly margined with yellowish white. 



Secondaries — Narrow marginal line of yellow, then broad 

 band of rich green, centre and inner webb black. The inner 

 webb of the four inner secondaries is bright rose red. (This 

 appears to be a constant feature.) 



Greater Wing Coverts — Rich green, changing to rich 

 blue in the outer ones. 



Median Wing Coverts — Rich green, bases black. 



Lesser Wing Coverts— Bright blue, with black centres. 



Spurious Wing — Deep blue. 



Scapularies — G reen. 



Shoulders — Deep maroon red. 



Under Wing Coverts — Crimson, mottled with blue and 

 green at the margine. 



Tail Coverts — Upper are in some cases tipped with blue, 

 and other with rich green. Under tail coverts, pink, margined 

 with yellow. 



Tail — Two centre feathers one inch longer than the next. 

 This was so in the case of the best male and best female skin 

 under examination, but in the majority of females the four 

 centre tail feathers were much of a length, and the general 

 colouration more subdued. Two centre feathers for three- 

 quarters of their length, and the outer webb of all other tail 

 feathers for half their length, dull maroon. Inner webb, dull 

 bluish black. Terminal portion of tail feathers, deep dullish 

 blue. 



