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nigricante-caeraleo et viridi variegato; snbalaribus viridibus; fascia colli postici dilute 

 et nitide viridi ; gastrseo reliquo^ capitis lateribus et fascia lata interscapulari ex scarlatino 

 coccineis; rectricibus basi et medio macula flavo-aurantiaca notatis; rostro et pedibus 

 pallidis/^ 



Of two males and a female in my collection, all from Mr. Layard, 1875, 

 the first is from Na Mala, Taviuni, Fiji— food, berries ; the second had honey 

 in it, from fruit-blossoms ; the third, a female, from Ovalau, was said to have 

 eaten " cocoa-nut flowers/' 



The sexes do not diff^er, except that the female is a trifle the smaller of 

 the two. 



Total length of male about 8 inches. 



Dr. Finsch describes the species in ^Die Papageien,' vol. ii. p, 760. 



'' Solitarius'' is a misleading name, which I should alter; but the 

 change would be a worse evil. 



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