PARROT. 225 



webs green, beneath dusky ; lower half of the tail yellow, from 

 thence to the end green ; round the knees a garter of green ; legs 

 black. 



B.— Lorius Moluccensis, Ind. Orn. i. 114. 96. y. Gm. Lin. i. 334. Bris. iv. 219. t. 23. fc 



Id. 8vo. ii. 103. Gerin. t. 10G. Bor. Nat. ii. 91. 

 Loira Noira des Moluques, Buf. vi. 127. PI. enl. 216. 

 Scarlet Lory, Gen. Syn.i. 270. 76. B. Edw. pi. 172. 



Size of the others. Bill orange ; cere and orbits ash-coloured ; 

 body fine scarlet, except a few yellow spots on the back between the 

 wings ; shoulders yellow, then green, afterwards green with yellow 

 tips ; greater quills dark green, inclining to blue ; the two middle 

 tail feathers deep green, but near the shafts a dull red tinge, halfway 

 down; side feathers half red, half green, and the two outmost with 

 a violet tinge on the outer edge ; beneath all are reddish yellow ; 

 round the knee a blue garter ; legs brown. 



C. — This variety has many of the wing coverts tipped with blue ; 

 and no garter round the knee, otherwise like the others. 



I observed this in the collection of the late Dr. Hunter — called in 

 China, Ty-pawn. 



161 —PURPLE-CAPPED LORY. 



Psittacus Domicella, Ind. Orn. i. 114. Lin. i. 145. Gm. Lin. i. 334. Borowsck. Nat. 



ii. p. 92. Shaw's Zool. viii. 538. pi. 81. 

 Psitt. rufus, vertice nigric. alis virid. Gerin. t. 104 Frisch. t. 44. Klein, p. 24. 

 Lorius orient, indicus, Bris. iv. 222 .t. 24. f. 1. Id. 8vo. ii. 104. 

 Perroquet Lori a Collier jaune, Levail. p. 25. 

 Lori des Indes a Collier, Buf. vi. 130. PL enl. 84. 

 Second black-capped Lory, Edw. pi. 171. 

 Purple-capped Lory, Gen. Syn. i. 271. 



LENGTH near eleven inches. Bill red ; cere and round the 

 eyes ash-colour; irides orange; top of the head purplish black; 



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