BIRDS. PIES. Parrot. 



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Pf. moluccenfis. Ger. orn. i. 94. t. 106. Borowflc. nat. ii. 91. n. 7. — Lori noira. Buff. oif. vi. 

 127. — Lori des Moluques. PI. enl. n. 216. — Scarlet Lory. Lath. fyn. i. 270. n. 76. b. Edw. av. 



iv. t. 172. 



Inhabits with the former, and is of the lame fize. — In this variety the wing coverts are firft yellow, 

 then green, and ftill lower green with yellow dots ; the lower furface of the tail is reddifh yellowy in 

 other refpects it agrees with the firft defcribed variety. 



45 2 tT. Spotted Ceram Parrot. — -j6. S . Pf gar ruins maculatus. 



The wing coverts are marked with a number of blue fpots. Lath. ind. orn, i. 114. n. 96. ». 

 Synj 271. n. 76. c. 



Inhabits with the former, and is of the fame fize. — It chiefly differs from the variety firft defcribed 

 in having the wing coverts much fpotted with blue, and by wanting the green bracelets at the knees. 



453 93. Blue-capped Parrot. — 77. Pfittacus Domicella. 26. 



Is red, with a violet blue cap, and green wings ; the moulders and knees are blue, and 

 the orbits brown. 



Pf. Domicella. Lath. ind. orn. i. 114. n. 97. — Lorius orientalis indicus. Briff. av. iv. 22. n. 15. 

 t. 24. f. 1. — Lori a collier. Buff. oif. vi. 130. — Lori des indes orientales. PI. enl. n. 84. — Second 

 black-cap Lory. Edw. av. iv. t. 171. — Purple-capped Lory. Lath. fyn. i. 271. n. 77. 



Inhabits New-guinea and the Molucca iflands. — This fpecies is almoft eleven inches long; is very 

 docile, and learns to fpeak very plainly : The bill is red, with an afh coloured cere ; the irides are 

 yellow; the breaft is marked with a yellow femilunar fpot; the legs and feet are blackifh, with black 

 claws. 



454 jS. Collared Blue-capped Parrot. — 77. j3. Pf. Domicella torquatus. 



Is red, with a blue cap, and blue wings ; the orbits are afh coloured ; the neck is fur- 

 rounded with a yellow collar. Lath. ind. orn. i. 1 14. n. 97. /3. 



Lorius torquatus indicus. Briff. av. iv. 130. n. 18. — Lori a collier des indes. Buff. oif. vi. 131. — 

 Lori male des indes orientales. PI. enl. n. 119 Laurey from Brafil. Alb. av. iii. t. 13. — Blue- 

 capped Lory. Lath. fyn. i. 271. n. 77. a. 



Inhabits with the former, and is of the fame fize. — The bill is yellowifh, with an afh coloured ce- 

 re ; the irides are yellow ; the neck is furrounded, at its lower end, with a yellow collar ; the back, 

 rump, and belly, are mixed white and rofe colour ; the tail is purple, its coverts being varied with 

 red and white ; the primary wing quills are blue ; the fecondaries and coverts are yellowifli green ; 

 the legs and feet are blackiih, with black claws. The editor of the Planches Enluminees confiders 

 this variety as the male, and the former as female of the fame fpecies. 



455 94. Violet- capped Parrot. — 78. Pfittacus Lory. 27. 



Is purplifh fcarler, with a dark violet-blue cap, and green wings; the breaft, knees, and 

 tail, are blue, and the orbits are flefh coloured. 



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