CALLTPTILUS. 



THE SHORT-TAILED LORIES. 



Calliptilus, Sundevall, Meth. nat. Av. disp. Tent. p. 71 (1872). 



Type of the genus : C. solitarius. 



Generic characters. — Tail-feathers twelve ; point of maxilla long but not thin ; tail rather short and nearly 

 square, its two middle feathers shorter than the lateral ones; feathers of the hind neck long and 

 covering the upper back. (Cf. Salvador^ Brit. Mus. Cat. I. c.) 



Range. Fiji Islands. 



There is but one species known of this short-tailed genus. It is the only form of Lory, save 

 one other (Hypocharmosyna aureocincta), which inhabits the Eiji Islands. 



