DOMICELLA COCCINEA [Lathmi). 



By Mr. G. D. ROWLEY. 



Domicella coccinea, Finsch, Pap. ii. p. 800 (1868). 



Lorius coccineus, Schlegel, Mus. P.-B., Psitt. p. 128 (1864) ; id. Mus. P.-B. Psitt. Rev. p. 58 



(1874). 

 Lorius histrio, Bniggemann, Abh. d. naturw. Ver. Bremen, v. p. 41 (1876). 



Though this bird has been figured before, yet such a fine species deserves 

 an illustration corresponding to its beauty, which I hope has now been 

 eifected. 



The full synonymy is given in Dr. Finsch's ' Papageien,' vol. ii. p. 800 ; 

 I have not repeated it here. 



The following translations refer to this species. 



Briiggemann, " Beitr'age zur Orn. von Celeb, und Sangir " (Contributions 

 to the Ornithology of Celebes and Sangir), in Abh. d. naturw. Ver. 

 Bremen, v. p. 41 (1876) : — 



" Fifteen specimens, two through Von Rosenberg. Two specimens, in 

 the collection of Dr. Fischer, do not bear the mark 'Sangir;' and it is 

 therefore to be supposed that these two birds were shot on Celebes itself. 

 The others are all from Sangir. 



"Male and female are alike. The last one has somewhat smaller 

 measurements ; the wings are, in the average, 10 millims. shorter. The blue 

 varies considerably as to its extent ; and in one female there is only one feather 



