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INDIAN LORY. 



Psittacus coccineus. P. coccineus violaceo undulatus, vertice collo 

 superiore abdomine caudaque ccerideis, remigibus fusco-Jlav€Scen' - 

 tibus. 



Crimson Lory, with violet undulations, blue crown, upper-neck, 



abdomen, and tail, and yellowish-brown quill-feathers. 

 Psittacus coccineus. Indian Lory. Lath. 

 Lori Perruche violet et rouge. Buff, ois, Lemill. pi, 55, 

 Perruche deslndes orientales. PI. Enl. 143. 



A MOST elegant species: length near eleven 

 inches ^ colour fine deep scarlet or crimson, varie- , 

 gated with violet-blue, as described in the specific 

 character : larger wing-feathers yellowish-brown : 

 bill red : legs blackish. Native of the Molucca 

 islands. It may not be improper to observe that 

 in the Planches Enluminees of Buffon the quill- 

 feathers are coloured yellow. 



BLUE-HOODED LORY. 



Psittacus cucullatus. P. coccineus, nucha collo abdomineque cceru- 



leis, remigibus violaceo-olivaceis rubro misfis. 

 Crimson Lory, with blue nape, neck, and belly, and violet-olive 



quill-feathers mixed with red. 

 Perruche a chaperon bleu. Levaill. pi. 54. 



This species Monsr. Levaillant is inclined to 

 think entirely new or before undescribed. Size 

 rather smaller than that of the Indian Lory: 



