6G llie Slelhi Lory. 
KliY TO THE SPECIES. 
I. Aliddli- t.iil leathers green at the base. 
(a) .V ]>atcli of yellow on the sides of the breast jiiiinii'iixitf 
(b) X<> yellow i)atcli oil the sides of the breast Mel he 
ri. Middle tail feathers, red. with no green at the base .juxfiilil/ur 
Description : Adult lualo. Tlic principal Ixxly colourin.u 
is .uliiwing caniiine of a vevy rich and iiileiise hue, with a patch of 
hluf and dull purple on the rumps : ])ack and wiuys dark grass- 
green : on tile hint! crown is a patch of lilac-purple feathers, 
which are thrown into beautiful relief by the lilack nape ; lower 
breast, sides of alxlomen and fhudcs, purplish-black : the flanks 
are relieved with a few white sti-eaks, margined with l)lue (com- 
mon to ])otli sexes), middle of abdomen, undcrsiile of wings, and 
under tail-coverts, intense crimson : tail dark green, with the two 
middle feathers passing into orange and toning down to yellow 
at the tips, the outer tail feathers have yellow tips and the bases of 
inner webs, crimson : bill, re(| ; legs and feet, orange. Total 
length, 1")?, inches ; tlie two central tail feathers, loj inches long. 
ADriyp Female; Fully as brilliant as the male, but is 
easily distinguislied rnim i\er mate by her bi'illiant yellow lower 
back, she also has a green band across tlie laimp ; otherwise as the 
male. 
Y()UN(J Male : The ci'imson feathers of the neck and 
breast are margined with jjurplish ; abdomen ami thighs, green 
and blue : l)ack. yellow : more oi- less suH'used with red. One or 
moi-e of Mr. I'>rook"s l)irds arrived in this interesting stage. 
HA15 : New (luinea. A brief allusion to this species will 
be found in an article by Mr. W. Goodfellow (wh(» imported this 
species, first for Mrs. Johnstone, and afterwards for Mr. Brook), 
" Some Fui-tiier Notes on the Hlack-winged Lory," in Bird Notes, 
Vol, viii, ante i)age 207. 
Arrival in Great PjRITAin : Mr. Brook informs me 
tliat in r.XiT Mi'. Goodfellow collected and brought home some of 
this si)ecies for Mrs. Johnstone, and in 1908 others for Mr Brook. 
The latter gentleman has four true pairs, all mated. 
Their Demeanour in Captivity : I had better first 
quote i\Ir. Brook's short notes and then make a few deductions 
and comparisons therefrom. 
" Tiieir deportment is much the same as the Red-collared 
" Lnrriki.M't ( Trir/iixj/nssiis nihrHnffjiirs), full of life and fun." 
