Order III. SCANSORES. 
Family 11. Psittacedje. 
The third Subfamily, 
LORIN^j or Lories, 
have the Bill large and slender, with the culmen curved to the tip, which is prolonged and pointed, 
the lateral margin sometimes sinuated and slightly notched ; and the gonys of the lower mandible 
lengthened, and more or less curved and advancing upwards. 
Charmosyna WagL* 
Bill slender, higher than broad, with the culmen arched to the tip, which is prolonged and acute ; the 
gonys very long, curved, and rounded ; and the nostrils placed in the cere, with the opening rounded. 
Wings long and pointed, with the first, second, and third quills nearly equal and longest. Tail much 
lengthened and cuneated, especially the two middle feathers. Tarsi very short, and covered with small 
scales. Toes long, unequal, the two outer ones of equal length. 
The type of this genus is peculiar to Xew Guinea : its hahits and manners are unknown. 
C. ;j«7J!(a (Scop.) Sonn. Voy. t. 1 1 1 . — Psittacus papuensis Gwe/. ; Licht. ; P. Lichtensteinii ^ecA*?. Le Vaill. Perr. t. 77. 
P. japonicusj P. Bontii Lath. ; P. javanicus Gmel. ; P. omnicolor i 
LoRius Briss.\ 
Bill large, higher than broad ; the culmen arched to the tip, which is lengthened and acute ; the sides 
compressed ; the gonys lengthened, nearly straight, advancing upwards, mth the lateral margins nearly 
straight ; and the nostrils placed in the cere, with the opening small, rounded, and exposed. Wings 
moderate and pointed, with the second and third quills the longest. Tail moderate, rounded, and the 
feathers broad and rounded at the ends. Tarsi short, strong, and covered with small scales. Toes long, 
unequal, mostly covered with quadrate scales, and the tip of each toe with transverse scales ; the 
claws long, arched, and acute. 
These showy birds are found in the Moluccas, New Guinea, and Borneo. Forster informs us that when angry they 
make a noise like a beaver, and cry with a shrill voice, inflating their throat at the same time. 
1. L. doniicella (Linn.) Edwards's Birds, pi. 171., PI. enl. 1 19. 
— Psittacus domicella Linn. Le Vaill. Perr. 9-'>.5 PI. enl. 84. HQ., 
Le Vaill. Perr. t.Qi. ; P. raja Shaw ; P. rex Bechst. ; P. radhea 
Fieill. Lear's Parr. pl. 37. 
2. L. tricolor Steph. Edwards's Birds, pl. 1 70., PI. enl. l6'8., 
Le Vaill. Perr. t. 123, 12i. — Psittacus Lory Linn. 
3. L. cardinalis (Bodd.) Pl. enl. 518. — Psittacus puniceus Gm. 
4. L. ceeruleatus (Bechst.) Le Vaill. Perr. t. 97- — Psittacus 
cyanurus Shaw. 
5. h. garruhts (Linn.) Edwards's Birds, pl. 172., PI. enl. 216". 
— Psittacus moluccensis Briss., Le Vaill. Perr. t. 96., Swains. Zool. 
lUustr. n. s. pl. ; Psittacus aurors Linn. 
6. L. superbiis Fr. Proc. Z. S. 1845. 
* Established by AVagler in 1830 {Abhandl. Akad. Miinchen, 1832, p. 493.). Psittapous of M. Lesson (1831) and Pyrrhodes of Mr. 
Swainson (1837) are synonymous. 
t Brisson established this division in I76O. Wagler's genus Domicella (1830) is coequal with the one employed. 
