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BLACK-CAPPED LOHY. 



Psittacus fcory. P. coccineo violaceoque varius, vertiee nigra, aUs 



viridibus, cauda viridi rubro violaceoque varia. 

 Scarlet and violet Lory, with black crown, green wings, and tail 



varied with red, green, and violet. 

 Psittacus Lory. P. brachyurus purpureus, pileo vlolaceOy alis viri* 



dibits, pectore genubus caudaque cmrulds, orbitis subincarnatis, 



Lin. Sysf. Nat. 

 First Black-Capped Lory. Edw. pi. 1 70. 

 Lori tricolor. Bitf. ois. 

 Lory des Philippines. P/. Enl. l68. 

 Perroquet Lory a scapulaire bleue. LevaJU. pi. 123. 124. 



The size of this beautiful species is nearly equal 

 to that of a common dove-house Pigeon: the 

 <irown is violet-black; the cheeks, neck, throat, 

 lower part of the back, and rump scarlet: the up- 

 per part of the back, sides, belly, and thighs vio- 

 let-blue: the tail the same towards the end, the 

 two middle feathers more or less tinged with 

 green: wings green, sometimes slightly edged 

 with scarlet towards the shoulders: bill red; legs 

 ^nd feet black. In the female, according to 

 Monsr. Levaillant, the blue colour is less diffused 

 than in the male, the sides of the body being scar- 

 let. The young male resembles the female, and 

 in both sexes, in the living bird, the bill is red, 

 but fades after death into flesh-colour, or even 

 into white. This species abounds in the Moluc- 

 cas, and is much esteemed for its gentleness and 

 docility. It is often imported in considerable 



