BLACK-CAPPED LORY. 
turtle-dove, and is a native of the East Indies, 
has an orange-coloured bill. At the base of 
the upper chap there is a dusky flesh-coloured 
skin ; and the eyes are encircled with a bright 
gold-coloured iris, beyond which there is a 
bare skin of an obscure flesh-colour. The 
crown of the head is covered with black fea- 
thers, those on the hinder part having a blue- 
ish cast: the other parts of the head, the neck, 
back^ rump, the covert feathers above the tail, 
the breast, and the upper part of the thighs, 
are of a bright scarlet hue ; except a space be- 
hind, between the neck and the back, which 
has a small admixture of red, and another on 
the lower part of the breast also mottled with 
red. The belly, the lower parts of the thighs, 
and the coverts beneath the tail, are of a fine 
blue colour ; and the upper part of the tail is 
also blue, except that the central feathers have 
somewhat of a blackish tinge. The inner 
webs of the tail feathers are yellowish; tlie 
upper sides of the wings are green ; and some 
of the middle feathers are yellow on the bor- 
ders of their webs. The inner webs of the 
quills are of a beautiful yellow hue : except 
at the tips, where they are dusky; and the co- 
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