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Birds of Celebes: Psittacidae. 
N. Griiinea pt. VI, 1878). Specimens in captivity in Europe were unknown to 
Dr. Euss (ct 2), and Dr. Platen failed to obtain living specimens (^3). 
S. Muller saw it in captivity in Buton (b 2) and Meyer once had a tame 
specimen at Manado, but it appeared to be very unhajDpy in its cage (7). 
* 44. PRIONITURUS FLAVICANS Cass. 
White-billed Racket Parrot. 
Plate VI. 
Prioniturus flavicans (1) Cass., Pr. Acad. K Sc. Philad. 1853, VI, 73; (2) Sclat., P. Z. 8. 
1860, 223, 226; (III) Gould, B. Asia VI, pi. 13 (1862); (4) Wall., P. Z. S. 1864, 
284, 293; (5) Briiggem., Abli. Ver. Bremen 1876, V, 40; (6) Lenz, J. f. 0. 1877, 
363; (7) Meyer, Ibis 1879, 51, 145; (8) Rchnw., J. f. 0. 1881, 255 (Oonsp. Psitt. 
143); (IX) id., Yogelb. 1878—83, t. XXVII, f. 4; (10) Guillem., P. Z. S. 1885, 
543; (11) W. Bias., Ztschr. ges. Orn. 1885, 212, 213—218; id., ib. 1886, 83; (12) 
Platen, Gefied. Welt 1887, 219, 231; (13) W. Bias., Ornis 1888, 560; (14) Salvad., 
Cat. B. XX, 1891, 416; (15) Sharpe, Ibis 1894, 248; (16) Grant, Ibis 1895, 466; 
(17) M. & Wg., Abb. Mus. Dresd. 1895, Xr. 8, p. 5. 
a. Prioniturus discurus (1) Wall. (nec. V.), Ibis 1860, 141. 
b. Eclectus flavicans (1) Schl., Mus. P.-B. Psitt. 1864, 45; (2) id.. Rev. Psitt. 1874, 23. 
c. Pionias flavicans (1) Finscli, Papag. 1868, II, 399. 
“KuUi-Kulli” and “Cacutua birotti” (Malay), Minahassa: — not distinguished by the natives 
from P. platurus (Meyer 7). 
For further synonymy -and references see Salvadori 14. 
Figures and descriptions. Gould III] Reichenow JX, S; Sclater 2] Brilggemann o; 
Lenz' 6] Schlegel h 1\ Einsch cl] W. Blasius 11] Salvadori 14. 
Adult male. Parrot-green, darkest on the wings, lighter on the sides of head and face; 
breast ochraceous green washed with golden, deeper and brighter on the hind 
neck, forming a sort of collar; pile urn cerulean blue; in the middle of it on the 
crown a large patch of poppy-red; abdomen, flanks and under tail-coverts 
yellower green than the back; under wing-coverts bright green; the two middle 
tail-feathers above green, bearing long rackets, with black spatules; the other 
tail-feathers green, black at the ends and on the inner Avehs; tail beloAv glossy 
verditer blue, changing Avith the light to a brighter blue; Aving beloAV also verditer blue 
on the inner webs, black at the ends and near the shafts of the feathers; first 
primary edged Avith bluish green on the outer web above (C 11008 — Minahassa, 
Aug. — Sept.). “Iris grey-broAAm; bill horn-AAEite; feet blue-grey" (Platen in Mus. 
Nehrkorn, Xr. 892). 
Adult female. Like the male, but Avithout the red spot on the crown, and the blue of the 
pileum less extended; the racket-feathers equally long (length of naked shaft with 
spatule 86 mm). (Minahassa, Aug. — Sept. — C 11009). Eeet ash-grey (Platen in 
Mus. Xehrk.). 
Young male (in second year?). Like the female, but the blue of the head less extended; one 
or two red feathers on the croAAUi; the racket-feathers not yet projoerly formed, only 
25 mm longer than the other rectrices, and the shaft narroAAly Avebbed (Xr. 6085). 
Younger. Only a little blue on head, the hlue-tipped feathers with a feAv green ones inter- 
mixed (Xr. 6086). 
