Birds of Celebes: Psittacidae. 
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under surface of body greenish yellow; wings above dark blue, the lesser coverts, 
tlie smaller scapulars adjoining them, and some of the middle and greater coverts 
furthest from the edge of the whig, black; some of the lesser coverts and the scapulars 
broadly tipped with blue, the middle and greater coverts broadly bordered with deep 
yellow, the termhial part of some of the primaries green, the tertiaries green bordered 
with yellow-green, the longer scapulars green with a black spot surrounded by blue 
about the end of the shaft; quills below shining brownish smoke -grey; lower 
back and rump tm’quoise-blue; ujiper tail-coverts yellow apple-green; tail 
parrot-gi-een, yellowish at tip; below golden, shaded with olive (Tabukan, Sangi, 
Nr. 13268). 
“L-is light yellow; bill sealing-wax red; feet grey-greenish” (Platen d 10). 
Female. Has the bill smaller than the male (Salvad. dl2y, feet grey-green (dlO). 
Young. Has the scapulars and upper wing-coverts not so black and more greenish, and the 
yellow edges of the same paler (Salvad. d 12). 
Measurements. 
j Wing 
1 Tail 
1 
j Tarsus 
1 Culmen 
from cere 
a. (Nr. 1326S) cf Sangi 
255 
147 
23 
50 
b. (C 12693) ad. Gr. Sangi, 23. m 93 
266 
165 

51 
c. (C 12692) imm. Gr. Sangi, 18. VH. 93 
248 
152 
— 
49.5 
d. (C 12694) ad. Gr. Sangi, 17. VH. 93 ...... . 
248 
153 
— 
46 
e. (Mus. Tring) ad. Gr. Sangi, 26. VH. 93 
255 
160 
— ■ 
46 
f. (Mus. Tring) ad. Gr. Sangi, 25. YH. 93 
244 
142 
— 
45.5 
g. (C 12589) ad. Siao, 6. VH. 93 
255 
160 
— 
50 
h. (C 12590) juv. Siao, 8. VH. 93 
247 
158 
— 
>45 
i. (Mus. Tring) ad. Siao, 4. VH. 93 
255 
160 
— 
44.5 
k. (Mus. Tring) ad. Siao, 5. VH. 93 
239 
146 
— 
44 
1. (Mus. Tring) ad. Siao, 7. VH. 93 
244 
158 
— 
48 
m. (C 13431) ad. Tagulandang, 1. VHI. 94 
262 
162 
— 
51 
11 . (C 13432) juv. Tagulandang, 7. VIH. 94 
244 
150 
— 
42 
0 . (C 13435) ad. Gunungapi, Tagulandang, 25. VIII. 94. 
256 
150 
— 
51 
2 ). (C 13434) ad. Gunungapi, Tagulandang, 27. VHI. 94. 
257 
160 
— 
49 
q. (C 13433) ad. Biarro, 4. IX. 94 
252 
150 
— 
50 
r. (Mus. Tring) [(5<) Mantehage, IV. 93 
250 
150 
20 
46 
s. (C 12265) [$] Mantehage, 27. IV. 93 
250 
145 
24 
43 
t. (Nr. 13266) Manado, Celebes 
245 
145 
23 
54 
u. (Nr. 13267) ($?) Manado, Celebes 
236 
143 
— 
46.5 
V. (Nr. 1949) (Q?) New Guinea 
245 
149 
21 
43 
lu. (Nr. 3436) ($ ?) Moluccas 
237 
145 
20.5 
45 
8 specimens from Talaut (Kabruang and Karkellang) measure: wing 229 — 259; 
tail 130 — 155; bill from cere 43 — 53 mm. 
Distribution. North Celebes — (?]Manado (v. Musschenbroek d 0), (?)Tondano (Reinwardt 
e 5); Mantchage or Manti’au Id. near Manado (Meyer d 5, d 6, Nat. Coll.); Biarro and 
Tagulandang (Nat. Coll.); Sangi Islands — Siao (Hoedt e 3, Nat. Coll.); G-reat Sangi 
(Wall, dl, Eosenb. e3, Hoedt e 3, Meyer, Fischer d 3, Bruijn d 4, Platen d 10, 
Nat. Coll.); Talaut Islands — Saha (Hickson d ll)] Karkellang and Kabruang (Nat. 
Coll.); Hahnahera Group — Halmahera, Obi, Moor, Tidore, Motir, Ternate, Batcliian, 
Makian, Morotai, Weeda; Western Papuan Islands — Sorong, Mysol, Salvatti, Ba- 
tanta, Waigiou, Guebeh; W. coast of N. New Guinea (Salvad. d 7, d 12). 
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