LORICULUS AURANTIIFRONS, Schkgei. 
Orang’e-crowned Loriculus. 
Loriculus auTaniiifrons, Schlegel, Nedeiiaadsch Tijdschrift voor de Dierkunde, iv. p. 19. — Sulvad. Ann. Mus. 
Civic. Genov, ix. p. 912. — Meyer, in Rowley’s Orn. Misc. ii. p. 245. 
The present species, of which a fine male was kindly sent to me by Dr. Meyer, is one of the smallest 
Parrots known, and forms one of a group of tiny Loriculi found in New Guinea and the adjacent islands. 
It was first discovered by the Dutch traveller M. Hoedt in the island of Mysol; and since that time it has 
been collected in North-western New Guinea by M. Bruijn. The latter gentleman procured specimens at 
Andai ; and Count Salvadori, when recording this fact, believed that this vvms the first instance of the 
occurrence of the species in New Guinea. That it was the first instance published, there can be no 
question, as Dr. Meyer, althoiigli he was the first to procure actual specimens, had not stated it in print. 
He informs me in a letter that he has no notes on the present bird, of which he only procui’ed two male 
examples. 
The following is a translation of Professor Schlegel’s original description : — 
“ The first three quills are of equal length and much longer than the fourth ; tail rounded ; hill not strong, 
hlack. General colour of the jdumage lively green, verging slightly u])on yellow, and lighter on the under 
than on the up])cr surface ; upper aspect of the inner weh of the quills black, with the exception of their 
extremities ; low'cr aspect of the primaries black, but w'ith very broad edgings of bluish verdigris occupying 
the inner w'eb ; this colour extends ov^er nearly the whole of both quills in the secondaries ; greater 
wing-coverts of the same bluish verdigris, lesser and median coverts coloured like the abdomen. Tail- 
feathers black in the centre, for the remainder green on their upper surface, verdigris below^ ; rump and 
upper tail-coverts fiery red, slightly shaded with orange on the sides of tlie rump ; fore part of the throat 
W'ith a spot of red colour a little darker than that of the rump. 
“ The sexes present the following dififerences in colour : the mide has a large patch of lively orange, 
occupying nearly the entire forehead ; not a trace of this is seen in our female specimen, wdilch is distin- 
guished on the contrary by the prevailing green colour, passing into verdigris on the forehead and sides of 
the head.” 
For the opportunity of figuring the male of this pretty little Parrot I am indebted to the kindness of Dr 
A. B. Meyer. 
The portrait of the female bird is drawn from a specimen collected by M. Bruijn at Andai ; and I have to 
acknowdedge the kindness of Dr. Sclater for [)ermitting me to see this bird, which had been sent to him 
for examination by Count Sah'adori, to whom I also beg leave to return my due acknowledgments. 
Total length 3f inches; wing 21, bill i, tail li, tarsus 
The figures in the Plate are of the size of life. 
