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lilac. In immature specimens of T. affinis (Nrs. 3437, 3438), which are assuming 
the green head of maturity, considerable traces of bine may be seen on the 
crown. This appearence perhaps gives a hint that T. luconensis represents an 
earlier stage of development. The genus Tanygnathus has its chief centre in the 
Celebes-Philippine province. 
GENUS LORICULUS Blyth. 
Map VI. 
The Ijorikeets are of small size — from that of a Blue Tit to that of a 
Lark — , the general colour yellowish parrot-green, with the rump and upper 
tail-coverts always red (accept in L. tener) ; the tail is short, half the length of 
the wing, or less; the first three primaries longest and almost suheqnal; tail 
below and wing below (where it rests upon the body) verditer-blue ; bill rather 
long, and not much hooked, longer than deep; the reversed toe nearly equal to 
the middle (third) one in length. 23 species and subspecies have been described, 
with a range from India as far as New Guinea and the New Britain group. 
* 49. LORICULUS EXILIS Sc hi. 
Green Lorikeet. 
Loriculus exilis (1) Schl., Ned. Tdsclir. Dierk. 1866, III, 185; (2) Wald., Tr. Z. S. 1872, 
Vin, 32; (3) Schl., Bev. Psitt. 1874, 60; (IV) Bowl., Orn. Misc. 1877, II, 243, 
pi. LIX; (5) Meyer, op. cit. 233, 244 — 247; (6) Bosenb., Malay. Archip. 1878, 274, 
593; (7) Meyer, Ibis 1879, 52; (VIII) id., Yogelskel. 1882, t. XXH; (9) W. Bias., 
J. f. 0. 1883, 134; (10) Guillem., P. Z. S. 1885, 544; (11) Salvad., Oat. B. XX, 
1891, 521; (12) M. & Wg., Abb. Mus. Dresden 1896 Nr. 1, p. 4. 
a. Coryllis exilis (I) Finsch, Papag. 1868, II, 729, pi. 5; (V^^) Frenzel, Mtschr. Yer. 
Scbutze Yogehv. 1880, 8, 11, 22; (II) Bcbnw., Yogelb. 1878 — 83, t. XY, f. 6; 
(3) id., J. f. 0. 1881, 226 (Consp. Psitt. 114); (4) Platen, Gefied. Welt 1887, 206, 230. 
h. Psittacus exilis (1) Buss, Freindl. Stubenvog. 1881, III, 817. 
“Tintis kitjil” (little Lorikeet), Malay name, Manado, Meyer 7. 
Figures and descriptions. Bowley IF; Bcbnw. a 77; Meyer F777 (skeleton) 5; Scblegel7; 
Finscb a 1\ Guillemard 10\ Salvador! 11. 
Adult. Parrot-green, with a yellowish wash, the wings darker and duller; rump and upper 
tail-coverts, which reach to the end of the tail, poppy-red, the bases of the feathers 
yellow; tail above green, like the wings, the feathers — except the two middle ones 
— tipped with greenish yellow; under surface yellower green than the upper; on 
the middle of the throat a lengthened spot of poppy-red, the parts surrounding 
it washed with verditer-hlue or beryl-green; under side of wings and tail bright 
verditer-blue, the outer webs and tips of the primaries and the inner webs near the 
shafts black, the least series of under wing-coverts green, the middle series blue 
washed with green (Manado, Nr. 14030). “(F- Eyes yellow; feet orange-yellow some- 
what reddish; hill coral-red" (Meyer 7, Platen a 4). “Q : iris brownish” (Platen a 4). 
Young. Without the red spot in the throat (Finsch): hill brownish yellow; feet and cere 
