^36 ON THE GENUS LORICULUS. 



LOEICULUS, Blyth. 



LORICULUS CATAMENE CSchlegel). 



(Plate LVII.) 



Loriculus catamene, ScHeg. Nederl. T. v. d. Dierk. iv. p. 7 (1873) ; idem, Mus. P.-B. Rev. 

 Psitt. p. 62 (1874). 



This charming little species was discovered some years ago by Mr. D. T. 

 Hoedt, of Amboina, the able collector for the Leyden Museum, on the 

 Sanguir Islands, north of Celebes. The male described by Professor Schlegel 

 (see his description below) has a red forehead, which is not the case in the 

 male bird here figured. Whether this is due to age, or some other cause, I 

 will not now determine, not having sufficient specimens for that purpose. I 

 have, however, figured both sexes ; and it does not appear that Professor 

 Schlegel had seen the female. (Our maps give '' Sanguir;" but Dr. Meyer 

 says " Sangi '' is right.) 



Schlegel (Nederl. T. v. d. Dierk. 1873, iv. p. 7, Observ. Zool. iv.) says :— 

 '^Loriculus catamene, Schlegel. 



[As introduction appear some general remarks on the genus Loriculus 

 and on the geographical distribution of the species ; then, p. 8,] 



" Loriculus catamene, discovered recently on the island of Sanghir, from 

 which our indefatigable traveller, Mr. Hoedt, sent us the adult male of this 

 fine bird. 



''This specimen was killed on the 29th of November 1865, and is 

 well preserved. It belongs, without any doubt, to a new species, because 

 it differs from all by the colour of its under tail-coverts being fine scarlet- 

 red, instead of green as in the other known species, and because these 

 feathers (as well as the upper tail-coverts, which are of the same colour) are 

 lengthened beyond the tip of the tail-feathers. This bird resembles Loriculus 



