2 PSiEANeT 
Range. The Loriide are confined to the Australian region (except New Zealand, but 
including Polynesia). 
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Hist. (3), Vol. 3, p. 147, 148 (1859); Finsch, Die Papageien, Vol. 2 (2), p. 731-882 (1868); 
Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. Vol. 20, p. 11-85 (1891); Mivart, Monograph of the Lories, or 
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Mus. Vol. 1, p. 5-8 (1897); Dubois, Syn. Avium. p. 28-33 (1899); Sharpe, Hand List of Birds, 
Vol. 2, p. 1-7 (1899); Rothschild & Harteit, Novit. Zool. Vol. 8, p. 64-71 (1901); Salvadori, The 
Ibis, 1905, pp. 405-429. 
KEY OF THE GENERA OF THE LORIIDZ= 
The Loritde embrace several genera, some of which are based principally in their peculiar colouring, 
a character which is not unimportant among birds. 
I. Tatl-feathers 12; point of the maxilla long, but not thin : 
a. Tail vather short and nearly square ; the two middle tail-feathers shorter than 
the lateral ones; feathers of the hind-neck long and covering the upper back. 4, Genus CALLiIpTILus. 
b. Tail moderate, or very long; the two middle tail-feathers always longer than 
the lateral ones. 
a'. Tail-feathers vather broad and more or less rounded at the tip. 
a!’, Dimensions larger ; about the size of a Turtle-dove. 
al'', Bull black, luke the cere and the naked chins . . . . . . . 1. Genus CHALCOPSITTACUS. 
b!". Bull ovange-ved. 
at. Red colour predominant also on thewings. . . . . . . . 2. Genus Eos. 
btaWinesvgreens, os ee eee ee ee cae tes GenlISmcORTUS: 
b!'. Dimensions smaller, but larger than those of a Sparrow ; feathers of the 
crown long and shaft-streaked. 
cl. The first three or four primaries notched at the tip; general coloux 
green . Se Ms : A ete 5. Genus VINIA. 
d'’. General colour blue; no ved ov green colour in the plumage . . . 6. Genus CorRIPHILUS. 
Die eae gradually tapering to a point, more or less acute. 
', Predominant colour underneath as well as above green. 
E e''. Tail-feathers green, with no yellow or ved colour at the tip; tail 
moderate; the two middle tail-feathers not very long ;-4 or 3 first 
primaries not distinctly attenuated towards the tips. 
4. Shaft-streaks more or less blue on the forehead (as on the vest of the 
head); breast generally tinged withved . . . . . . . . 7. Genus TRICHOGLOssUS. 
8. Like Trichoglossus, only differing in colour; no blue shaft-streaks 
on the forehead and no ved colour on the breast; bill orange-ved . 8. Genus PsITTEUTELEs. 
+. Predominant colour green, with shaftstreaks on the neck and body ; 
bill ovange-ved . . : Sao yee)  OGenussE TIEOScrERRAT 
6. First primary equal or a little eee than the second and the third ; 
predominating colour green; bill black ; dimensions vather small. . 10. Genus GLOSSOPSITTACUS. 
fit 
. Lail-feathers green with the tips yellow orved-. . . . . . . 11. Genus HypocHaRMosynNa. 
dd". Predominant colour on the head, neck anid lower parts red. 
