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Birds of Celebes: Loriidae. 
Timor and Sumbawa in one direction, and from New Caledonia to the Moluccas 
in another. The present bird seems to be related to T. haematodes (L.) of Timor 
and to T. novaehollandiae (Gm.) of Australia, the former differing by its yellow 
breast and green occiput, the latter by its much brighter blue tints. T. mit- 
chelli G. E. Gray, of which Prof. Mi v art gives a good figure, appears to stand 
still closer to F or s ten’s Lory, but it evidently is easily distinguishable by having 
the head and middle of the abdomen dusky green, instead of purplish bine-black. 
The distribution of this form is as yet unknown. 
Mr. Hartert ( 7 ) says that two males received by him from Sumbawa “have 
not such a broad blue patch behind the pale greenish band on the hind neck 
as all those from Djampea have”^). 
-p * 40. TRICHOGLOSSUS MEYERI Tweedd. 
Meyer’s Lory. 
This species is known in two forms in the northern and southern Peninsulas 
of Celebes, respectively: 
1. The typical Trichoglossus meyeri. 
a. Trichoglossus flavoviridis part. (1) Wall., P. Z. S. 1862, 337; 1861, 295 (Manado). 
b. Trichoglossus meyeri (1) Wald., Ann. & Mag. N. H. 1871, VIII, 281; (II) id., Tr. Z. S. 
1872, yni, 32, pi. IV ; (3) Schl, Eev. Psitt. 1874, 50; (4) Salvad., Ann. Mus. 
Civ. Gen. 1875, VII, 646; (5) Brliggem., Abh. Ver. Bremen 1876, V, 42; (6) Meyer, 
Ibis 1879, 54; (7) Bchnw., J. f. 0. 1881, 156; Consp. Psitt. 1881, 92; (VIII) id., 
Vogelb. 1878-83, t. XI, fig. 3; /JXj Meyer, Vogel-Skelett. 1881-82, t. XXIV; (10) 
W. Bias., J. f.'O. 1883, 125, 134; (11) Guillem., P. Z. S. 1885, 544; (12) Platen, 
Gefied. Welt 1887, 206, 230; (13) M. & Wg., Abh. Mus. Bresd. 1895 Nr. 8, p. 5; 
(14) fid., ib. 1896 Nr. 1, p. 7. 
c. Psitteuteles meyeri (1) Salvad., Cat.B. 1891, XX, 63; (II) Mivart, Loriidae 1 896, 125,pl.XLI. 
“Parkitje lolaro” (Mangrove Paroquet), Manado, Meyer b G\ Guillem, h 11. 
Figures and descriptions. Walden b JJ, h 1\ Mivart c II] Beichenow & VIII, b 7; Meyer 
b LK (skeleton); Salvador! h 4, cl] Briiggem. ho. 
Adult male. Parrot-green; feathers of mantle with yellow bases; head above golden-olive, 
yellower on forehead; ear-coverts bright yellow; feathers of lores, cheeks and 
chin barred with ochraceous and tipped with dull green; below yellow with a light 
greenish wash, each feather broadly bordered with parrot-green, abdomen and under 
tail-coverts strongly washed with green; under wing-coverts light yellow-green, 
at the metacarpal edge grass-green; quills below uniform shining brownish smoke- 
grey; tail below deep olive-yellow ((T Burukan, 3. IV. 94: P. & F. S.). “Iris cherry- 
red; feet greyish blue; bill orange-red” (Meyer ij. 
1) In recording the habitat of the allied T. haematodes ;L.) Count Salvadori mentions only Timor. 
■Other writers add Wetter (Schl., Rev. Psitt. 1874, 48), Samao (Rchnw., Consp. Psitt. 1881, 98) and Sumba 
(Meyer, Verb. z.-b. Gres. Wien 1881, 762; Hartert, Nov. Zool. 1896, 586), but these localities appear to 
have been intentionally omitted in the Catalogue of Birds, in anticipation of the occurrence of local differences 
of plumage in these islands. This caution appears to be fully justified; the two specimens from Sumba in the 
Dresden Museum differ from two others of unknown origin in being much larger, and in having the under wing- 
coverts yellow instead of flame scarlet. 
2) Since this was A¥ritten Mr. Hartert has named the Djampea birds T. forsteni djamfeanus (Nov. Zool. 
1897, 172). 
