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Subfamily. PSITTACIN^. 

 Genus. Loriculus, Blyth. 



12. L. galgulus (Edwards, pi. 293, f. 2). 

 Syn. Psittacus galgulus, L. 



Ps. pumilus, Scopoli. 

 Serinda/c, Sindada, Malacca ; Serindit, Sumatra (Raffles). 

 Hab. Malayan peninsula ; Sumatra. 



13. L. vernalis (Swainson's ZooL III., 2d series, pi. 1). 

 Syn. Psittacus vernalis, Spar r man. 



Ps. galgulus apud Horsfield, Lin. Tr. XIII, 182. 



Latkan ('pendent'), Hind., Bengal; Bhora or Bhodrd, S. 

 India, (Jerdon) ; Kyai-tha-da, Arakan (Phayre) ; Silin- 

 dit, and Silinditum, Java (Horsfield). 

 Hab. Hilly parts of India, from the sub-Himalayan region to 

 S. India ; also Asam, Sylhet, Arakan, Tenasserim, and Java. 



Remark. We have never seen this species from the Malayan penin- 

 sula, nor the preceding one from any country where the present is 

 found ; though both are extremely numerous in their respective 

 habitats. N. B. Javanese specimens differ in no respect from 

 Indian, though Dr. Horsfield states that the Javanese bird differs from 

 Ps. vernalis — (Mus. Carls.) in size, and in the proportions of the wings 

 to the tail." The latter may depend on the mounting in museum 

 specimens. 



14. L. asiaticus (Edwards, pi. 6). 

 Syn. Psittacus asiaticus, Latham. 



Ps. indicus, Gmelin. 

 Pol-Girawa, Cingh. 

 Hab. Ceylon. 

 Remark. Peculiar as this species (or race) is to Ceylon, the names 

 which have been applied to it are infelicitous. Its distinctive colour- 

 ing from L. vernalis would appear to be constant (vide description in 

 J. A. S. XVIII, 801). Nevertheless, it is so very closely affined to 

 the Indian bird that many would prefer to regard it as a permanent 

 local variety of the same species. Its distinctions from the Philippine 

 L. rubrifrons, (Vigors), remain to be pointed out : and we have seen 

 drawings of another, similar, but with the entire head as deep red 



