ON THE GENUS LOHICULUS. 237 



stiffmatus, from which, however, it differs (in addition to the characters men- 

 tioned above): — by the want of a red patch on the wing-coverts ; by the colour 

 of the uropygium, which is, instead of dull red and strongly copper-coloured, 

 light scarlet-red and very bright ; by this colour being much more extended, 

 because it is found not only on the uropygium and the tail-coverts, but also 

 on the back ; by the green of this latter part, which is uniform, and not tinged 

 with reddish yellow^ as in Loriculus stigmatus ; by its dimensions being in 

 general somewhat smaller ; finally, by shorter toes, as in the latter species 

 and in Loriculus sclateri. 



"As regards the description of this bird, the under and upper tail-coverts 

 are lengthened a little beyond the tip of the rectrices ; tail rounded ; bill black ; 

 toes short, being (like the tarsus) of a dull reddishyellow colour ; general tinge 

 of the plumage fine green, lighter and shading slightly into yellowish on the 

 underparts of the bird ; inner web of the large quills black, but with a very 

 broad greenish grey edge below : this latter colour extends in the same 

 manner to the large under wing-coverts. Tail-feathers with a small yellow 

 margin, shading into red at the tip ; these are of a blackish green colour 

 above, of a bright ashy green below. A patch on the fore part of the throat 

 extending to the middle line of the chin, front to the middle of the vertex, and 

 the lores scarlet-red, resembling the colour of the back and the tail-coverts. 



"Wing 3" l"\ tail 18''', tarsus 4''', middle toe without nail 5"\ outer 

 toe 4"'/' 



Dr. Meyer collected most of these little members of the genus Loriculus 

 in their native countries, which gives his observations a peculiar value ; and 

 he has been so good as to send me some information. 



One species has been described as new from his series of skins, viz. 

 Loriculus quadricolor, Walden, from the small islands of the Togian or the 

 Schildpad group, in the Gulf of Tomini or Gorontalo. 



Dr. Meyer remarks thus : — 



" I have only been a short time on the Sangi Islands myself; but I have 



