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Show 1871.] MR. P. L. SCLATER ON NEW PARROTS. 499 4. O n two new or little-known Parrots living in the Society's Gardens. By P. L. S C L A T E R , M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S., Secretary to the Society. [Received May 16,1871.] (Plates XL. & XLI.) The Society's collection has been recently augmented by the receipt of a certain number of animals, obtained by Mr. William Jamrach in the markets of Calcutta, several of which are of much interest. Of these I shall speak more fully in m y next report on the additions to the Society's Menagerie. But I wish to lose no time in calling attention to the fine additions to the Society's series of living Psittacidee, belonging to the species of the genera Lorius and Trichoglossus. The first of these, which appears to be undescribed, I propose to characterize as follows:- LORIUS TIBIALIS, sp. nov. (Plate XL.) Coccineus: alis extus viridibus: campterio atari et subalaribus cyaneis: remigibus subtus fiavissimis : semitorque pedorali obsoleta, flava : cauda coccineo, dimidio apicali nigricante : tibiis cyaneis: rostro clare aurantiaco, pedibus pallide carneis: unguibus cornels. Obs. Species forma et crassitie Lorii garruli, a quo differt plaga interscapulii nulla, semitorque pectorali flava et tibiis cyaneis. Only a single example of this fine new Lory was brought home by Mr. Jamrach. It was doubtless originally procured from one of the less explored islands cf the Molucca group, which is rarely visited by traders. A slight irregular spotting on the wing is probably due to individual variation. Along with this Lory we obtained a specimen of a small species of Trichoglossus, which I at first supposed to be also new. I am now, however, inclined to believe it to be referable to Trichoglossus mitchelli, G. R. Gray (Finsch, Papag. ii. p. 858). The only previously known specimen of this species, now in the British Museum, was likewise formerly living in the Society's Gardens. Mr. G. R. Gray has kindly sent me the following notes, made on comparison of the drawing of this bird (Plate XLI.) with the typical specimen of T. mitchelli in the British Museum : - " Your drawing of T. mitchelli is not quite like the British- Museum specimen, as the following particulars of our example will, I think, show you, viz.:-Head, cheeks, and throat have a tendency to blue in some lights; frontlet with a narrow azure-blue band; cervical band is more yellow; the dark blue-black is on the green below the broad crimson band on breast; the latter has some indications of very narrow bands of yellow or of green; the yellow |