Birds of Celebes: Psittacidae. 
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The G-eographical Distribution of the genus Loriculus. 
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4. L. 'pusilhis . . . 
5. L. flosciilus . . 
6. L. pMUppemis . 
7. L. regulus . . . 
8. L. worcesteri . . 
9. L. chrifsonottis . 
10. L. ftiindorensis . 
L. siquijorensis . 
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13. L. bonapartei. . . 
14. L.catamme . . 
1 5. L. exilis . . . 
1 6. L. stigmatas . . 
17. L. quadricohr 
18. L. sckderi . . . 
19. subsp. ruber 
20. L. amahiUs . . 
21. L. aurantiifrom . 
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23. L. tener . . . 
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In a key showing the geographical distribution of the Loriculi, like the 
above, it is not possible to arrange all the species according to their nearest 
affinities, since the genus is composed of two main branches, each comprising 
about half of the species, but it is sufficient to show that the birds are spread 
almost without interruption from India throughout the East India Archipelago 
to New Guinea (South-east) and the Duke of York Island in the New Britain 
Group, continually presenting new forms as one proceeds from point to point 
across this area, and it is pretty certain that still more species are to be dis- 
covered here. 
Did the genus arise in the Asiatic Continent and spread its range south- 
eastward to the Papuan Subregion, or did it proceed from New Guinea, where 
1) Prenzel mentions a pair with blackish wings, which he supposes to be the sign of a local race, 
a supposition highly probable in consideration of the distribution of the species. 
Meyer & Wigleswortlij Birds of Celebes (Oct. 22nd, 1897). 
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