FAM, LORIIDA: 17 
Characters. Point of maxilla long, but not thin; tail-feathers twelve, gradually tapering 
to a point; the two middle tail-feathers not much longer than the lateral ones; primaries 
normal, not abruptly attenuated towards the tips; predominant colour on the head, neck and 
lower parts red. 
Geographical Distribution. New Guinea and Solomon Islands, 
KEY OF THE SPECIES 
a. Nolyellowlcollay, yound the base ofthe neck. ©. . . . . «. « © «,. . « . « G. PULCHEDLDA. 
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1. Charmosynopsis pulchella (G. R. Gray). 2 New Guinea. 
Charmosyna pulchella G. R. Gray, List Psitt. Brit. Mus. p. 102 (1859). 
Charmosynopsts pulchella Salvadori; cf. Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. Vol. 20, p. 79 
(1891) ; Mivart, Mon. Lor. pl. 55 (1896); Salvadori, Ibis, 1905, p. 426. 
Charmosynopsts bella De Vis, Ann. Queens]. Mus. N. 5, pp. 12, 13, pl. 8 (1900). 
2. Charmosynopsis margaritae (Tristram) (Plate 5, Figs. 6, 11). Solomon Islands (Ugi, 
Charmosyna margarethae Tristram, Ibis, 1879, p. 442, pl. 12. San Cristoval, Kulam- 
Chaymosynopsis margaritae Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. Vol. 20, p. 81 ae ; Mivart, bangra) 
Mon. Lor. pl. 56 (1896); Rothschild & Hartert, Novit. Zool. Vol. 8, p. 187 (1901) ; 
Salvadori, Ibis, 1905, p. 426. 
13. GENUS CHARMOSYNA WAGLER 
Charmosyna Wagler, Mon. Psitt. p. 493 (1832) (type Psittacus papuensis Gmelin). 
Synonym. Pyvrhodes Swainson, Classif. Birds. Vol. 2, p. 304 (1837). 
Characters. Point of the maxilla long, but not thin; tail-feathers twelve, gradually 
tapering to a point; the two middle tail-feathers much longer than the lateral ones and very 
narrow towards the tips ; the first four or five primaries abruptly attenuated towards the tips 
in adult birds; predominant colour on the head, neck and lower parts red. 
Geographical Distribution. New Guinea. 
KEY OF THE SPECIES 
a. Heed, neck and lower parts carmine-rved . 
a’. Middle tuil-feathers green at the base. 
a!’ A patch of yellow on the sides of the breast C. PAPUENSIS. 
b!'. No yellow patch on the sides of the breast. C. STELLAE. 
. A wide ovange-yellow band across the breast C. WAHNESI. 
b!. Middle tail-feathers ved, with no green at the base ; C. JOSEPHINAE. 
b. Head purplish-black, neck and upper back black ; under surface dull black C. ATRATA. 
1. Charmosyna papuensis (Gmelin) (Plate 6, Figs. 3, 4). N. W. New Guinea. 
Psittacus papuensis Gmelin, Syst. Nat. Vol. 1, p. 317, n. 57 (1788). 
Charmosyna papuensis Wager; cf. Salvadori, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus.Vol. 20, p. 88 (1891); 
Mivart, Mon. Lor. pl. 57 (1896); Salvadori, Ibis, 1905, p. 427. 
