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of the neck ; the rest of the upper plumage green ; the first quill 

 feather greyish black, the rest of them green at the outer web, greyish 

 black at the inner ; cheeks, chin, throat and breast red ; throat and 

 breast being barred with black; the abdomen green mottled with 

 yellow ; the upper three-fourths of the inner webs of the outer tail 

 feathers reddish brown ; the outer tail feathers tipped yellow ; total 

 length 7f to 8 inches. 



Rab.— -The Moluccas. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 On an average specimens have lived for about five years. 



(192) THE BLUE MOUNTAIN, OR SWAINSON'S LORY. 

 (TEICHOGLOSSUS NOV.E- HOLLANDS— (Gmel.) ) 



Description.— The head and throat purplish blue, with minute 

 light blue streaks ; the nape greenish yellow ; the breast and each side 

 of the abdomen red ; the feathers being margined yellow and purple, 

 give the whole a scaly appearance ; middle of the abdomen blue ; vent 

 and thigh light green ; the rest of the plumage green ; the beak orange 

 red. 



Hab. — Australia. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 \ 

 They have generally done well in this garden. There is, however, 

 no record of their length of life. 



(193) THE SCALY-BREASTED LORY. 



(TEICHOGLOSSUS CHLOEOLEPIDOTUS— Xuhl) 



Description. — Head and nape beautiful blue ; neck band and breast 

 orange red ; belly black. 



flab.— New South Wales. 



Length of life in captivity. 

 About a year and six months. 



(194) THE RED-COLLARED LORY. 

 (TEICHOGLOSSUS EUBRITOEQUATUS— (Tig. et. Horsf.) ) 



Description. — Green ; feathers on the back yellowish, underneath 

 the wing red. 



Hab.— Australia. 



