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2. PSITTEUTELES MEYERI. 



(MEYER'S LORY.) 

 [Plate XLI. Fig. 1.] 



Trichoglossus meyeri, Walden, Ann. & Mag. N. H. (4) viii. p. 281 (1871) ; id. Trans. Z. S. 

 viii. p. 32, pi. iv. (1872) ; Echnw. Vogelbild. t. xv. fig. 3 (1878-83); Meyer, Ibis, 1879, 

 p. 54 ; id. Vogel-Skelett. t. xxiv. (1879-88) ; Salvadori, Ann. Mus. Civ. Gen. vii. p. 646 

 (1875). 



Psitteuteles meyeri, Salvadori, Cat. of Birds in Brit. Mus. xx. p. 63 (1891). 



No coloured band on the underside of the quills ; breast greenish yellow ; green bands of underparts 

 narrow ; no collar. 



Habitat. North Celebes. 



Dr. Meyer had a bird of this species alive at Menado, from the vicinity of which town his 

 specimens were procured. 



He tells us that the natives call this species "Parkitji lolaro." " Lolaro " means the 

 mangrove jungles near the sea-shore, especially those of Mhizophora conjugata. 



The Doctor also tells us that the bird appeared near Menado in flocks, and could always 

 be procured till the middle of May, and then became rarer ; he adds : — " "We are still far 

 from a perfect knowledge of the movements of the birds in these regions, and sball not know 

 much about them till we have a series of observations from different localities. It appears 

 to me probable that the rainy season in the mountains of the Minahassa drives the birds 

 to places where it is warmer or not so damp ; at least this was the condition in 1S71 

 near Menado, where the rainy season was very mild." 



The type of the species is in the British Museum, and we have had it figured. 



The general colour is green. The forehead, vertex, occiput, and nape are olive-brown 

 tinged with golden, which tinge is most marked on the forehead. The cheeks and lores are 

 greenish brown and yellow^ each feather being yellow towards the margin. The ear-coverts 

 are bright yellow, forming an isolated distinct yellow patch on each side of the head. The 

 under surface of the body is of one uniform tinge of greenish yellow, transversely banded 

 with dark green, the margins of the feathers being of that colour. The interscapular 

 feathers are yellow towards the base, but have a broad margin of the colour of the back. 

 The lower abdomen and under tail-coverts are more green and less yellow, but also bear dark 

 green spots or bands. The quills are dark grey beneath. The under wing-coverts and 

 axillaries are yellowish green. According to Dr. Meyer the bill is orange-red, the feet 

 greyish blue, and the iris cherry-red. 



