Birds of Celebes: Psittacidae. 
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Eggs. “The eggs collected by Dr. Platen at Eiu’ukan, the most liiglily sitnatecl village in 
the Minahassa, ai-e almost spherical and extemely thin -shelled. Measurements: 
19x17 mm” (Nehrkorn MS.). Colour white. 
Nest and breeding season. “Breeds twice a year, viz: in February and August, and always 
prefers the sugar-pahu, the lower withered leaf-stems of which afford it convenient 
nestr-holes; Cm-yllis stigmatus lines the nest-holes some centimeters high with shreds 
of leaves” (Platen e 4). 
Measurements. Wing (14 spechnens, N. Celebes) 93—100 mm; tail 40—45; tarsus 10—11.5; 
culmen from cere 11 — 11.5. The longest- and shortest-Munged specimens (Nrs. 1931, 
1741) are both adult males. A young yellow-billed specimen (Nr. 1933) is one of the 
largest, wing 98 mm. 
Skeleton. 
Length of cranium .... 
33.8 
mm 
Length of tarso-metatarsus . . 
11.5 mm 
Greatest breadth of cranium . 
18.3 
Length of digitus III . . . 
19.0 
» 
Length of humerus .... 
22.4 
» 
Length of sternmn .... 
33.5 
» 
Ijength of ulna 
25,6 
Greatest breadth of sternum . 
20.0 
Length of radius 
23.4 
Height of crista sterni . , . 
11.8 
Length of manus 
30.0 
Length of coraooideum . . . 
18.8 
•» 
Length of metacarpus . . . 
16.8 
Lengtli of scapula 
24.0 
Length of digitus princip. . . 
13.3 
» 
Length of clavicula .... 
12.0 
» 
Length of femur 
22.5 
Length of pelvis 
30.5 
» 
Lengtli of tibia 
31.5 
» 
Greatest breadth of 23elvis . . 
18.0 
> 
Length of fibula 
14.0 
(Mey 
er XVI). 
Distribution. Celebes, Minahassa ^Forsten al, 4, Wallace 2, 15, Rosenberg 6, etc.]-, 
Lemheh, Mantehage and Banka Islands (Nat. Coll.); Glorontalo Province (Forsten 
a 1, 4, Rosenh. 6, Meyer 10, 12)-, Paguatt, N. coast of Gulf of Tomini (Rosenh. d); 
Posso, S. coast of Gulf of Tomini (Meyer 10, 12)-, E. Celebes — Tonkean (Nat. Coll.) 
Macassar, S. Celebes (AVallace 2, 15)-, Tjamha, S. Celebes (Platen 14)-, Luwu 
(AVeber 17); Tawaya and Dongala, AV, Celebes (Doherty 22). 
L. stigiiiatm has been found in most parts of the Northern Peninsula of Celebes 
as far as its base at Posso, and in the Eastern Peninsula; it has also been recorded 
from two or three spots in the South-western Peninsula, though Meyer remarked 
that it was less plentiful here than in the north (10). In all probabihty, therefore, 
it exists in Central Celebes as well. It was not obtained in the south-eastern part at 
Kandari by Beccari, nor was it observed by the earlier travellers in Buton Island. 
This Lorikeet is a common bird in North Celebes, ranging from the sea- 
coast high into the hills. Dr. Platen found it breeding at the village of Ruru- 
kan (over 3000 ft.). Meyer observed that it lived singly or in pairs, not in 
flocks; it is — like Loncuhis exilic, Trichoglossus ornatus and T. megeri, ■ — not a 
strictly stationary bird, but in the habit of making local movements, regulated, 
no doubt, by the time of ripening of certain fruits. In the beginning of March, 
1871, it was especially plentiful near Manado. It feeds on soft fruits, such as 
bananas and the like, and is therefore to be found in the plantations near the 
villages (10). In captivity Dr. Platen found it ate readily canary- seed and 
biscuit, which L. exilis rejected until the food was bruised and made up into 
