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Birds of Celebes: Psittacidae. 
N. Guinea pt. VI, 1878). Specimens in captivity in Europe were unknown to 
Dr. Euss (a 2), and Dr. Platen failed to obtain living specimens (13). 
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 unhappy in its cage (7). 
* 44. PRIONITURUS FLAVICANS Cass. 
White-billed Kacket Parrot. 
Plate VI. 
Prioniturus flavicans (1) Cass., Pr. Acad. K Sc. Pliilad. 1853, VI, 73; (2j Sclat., P. Z. S. 
1860, 223, 226; (III) Gould, B. Asia VI, pi. 13 (1862); (4) Wall., P. Z. S. 1864, 
284, 203; (5) Briiggem., Abb. Ver. Bremen 1876, V, 40; (6) Lenz, J. f. O. 1877, 
363; (7j Meyer, Ibis 1879, 51, 145; (8) Rclinw., J. f. O. 1881, 255 (Consp. Psitt. 
143); (IX) id., Vogelb. 1878—83, t. XXVII, f. 4; (lOj Guillem., P. Z. S. 1885, 
543; (11) W. Bias., Ztscbr. ges. Orn. 1885, 212, 213—218; id., ib. 1886, 83; (12) 
Platen, Gefied. Welt 1887, 219, 231; (13) ^Y. Bias., Ornis 1888, 560; (14) Salvad,, 
Cat. B. XX, 1891, 416; (15) Sharpe, Ibis 1894, 218; (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) Scbb, Mus. P.-B. Psitt. 1864, 45; (2) id.. Rev. Psitt. 1874, 23. 
c. Pionias flavicans (1) Pinsch, Pa23ag. 1868, 11, 399. 
•‘KuUi-Kulli” and “Cacutua birotti” (Malay), Minahassa: — not distinguished by the natives 
from P. ‘platuru^ (Meyer 7). 
For further synonymy and references see Salvadori 14. 
Figures and descriptions. Gould 177; Reichenow IX, S; Sclater 2\ Briiggemann 5\ 
Lenz G\ Schlegel b 1\ Pinsch cJ; W. Blasius 77; Salvadori 14. 
Adult male. PaiTot-green, darkest on the wings, lighter on the sides of head and face; 
breast oclu-aceous green washed with golden, deeper and brighter on the hind 
neck, forming a sort of collar; pilerrm cerulean blue; in the middle of it on tlie 
crown a large patch of poptry-red; abdomen, flanks and under tail-coverts 
yellower green than the hack; under wing-coverts bright green; the two middle 
tail-feathers above green, bearmg long rackets, with black spatules; the other 
tail-feathers green, black at the ends and on the inner webs; tail below glossy 
verditer blue, changing with the light to a brighter blue; wing below also vorditer blue 
on the inner webs, black at the ends and near the shafts of the feathers; first 
primary edged with bluish green on the outer web above (C 11008 — Minahassa, 
Aug.— Sept.). -‘Iris grey-hrown; bill horn-white; feet blue-grey" (Platen in Mus. 
Xehrkorn, Xr. 892). 
Adult female. Like the male, hut without the red s 2 )ot on the crown, and the blue of the 
[jileum less extended; the racket-feathers equally long (length of naked shaft with 
sjjatule 86 mm). (Minahassa, Aug. — Sejh. — C 11009). Feet ash-grey (Platen in 
Mus. Xehrk.). 
Young male (in second year?). Like the female, hut the blue of the head less extended; one 
or two red feathers on the crown; the racket-feathers not yet iwojjerly formed, only 
25 mm longer than the other rectrices, and the shaft narrowly webbed (Xr. 6085). 
Younger. Only a little blue on head, the hlue-tipiied feathers with a few green ones inter- 
mixed (Xr. 6086). 
