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Order III. SCANSORES.
Family II. Psittacid^e.
The third Subfamily,
LORINiE, or Lories,
have the Bill large and slender, with the culmen curved to the tip, which is prolonged and pointed,
the lateral margin sometimes sinuated and slightly notched ; and the gonys of the lower mandible
lengthened, and more or less curved and advancing upwards.
Charmosyna WagL*
Bill slender, higher than broad, with the culmen arched to the tip, which is prolonged and acute ; the
gonys very long, curved, and rounded; and the nostrils placed in the cere, with the opening rounded.
Wings long and pointed, with the first, second, and third quills nearly equal and longest. Tail much
lengthened and cuneated, especially the two middle feathers. Tarsi very short, and covered with small
scales. Toes long, unequal, the two outer ones of equal length.
The type of this genus is peculiar to New Guinea : its habits and manners are unknown.
C. papua (Scop.) Sonn. Voy. t. 1 1 1 . — Psittacus papuensis Gmel. ; Licht. ; P. Lichtensteinii Bechst. Le Vaill. Perr. t. 77.
P. japonicus, P. Bontii Lath. ; P. javanicus Gmel. ; P. omnicolor
Lorius Briss.f
Bill large, higher than broad ; the culmen arched to the tip, which is lengthened and acute ; the sides
compressed ; the gonys lengthened, nearly straight, advancing upwards, with the lateral margins nearly
straight ; and the nostrils placed in the cere, with the opening small, rounded, and exposed. Wings
moderate and pointed, with the second and third quills the longest. Tail moderate, rounded, and the
feathers broad and rounded at the ends. Tarsi short, strong, and covered with small scales. Toes long,
unequal, mostly covered with quadrate scales, and the tip of each toe with transverse scales ; the
claws long, arched, and acute.
These showy birds are found in the Moluccas, New Guinea, and Borneo. Forster informs us that when angry they
make a noise like a beaver, and cry with a shrill voice, inflating their throat at the same time.
1. L. domicclla (Linn.) Edwards's Birds, pL 1 7 1 PI. enl. 1 1Q.
— Psittacus domicella Linn. Le Vaill. Perr. 95., PI. enl. 84. 1 1 Q.,
Le Vaill. Perr. t. 94. ; P. raja Shaw ; P. rex Bechst. ; P. radhea
Vicill. Lear's Parr. pi. 37-
2. L. tricolor Steph. Edwards's Birds, pi. 170., PI. enl. l6"8.,
Le Vaill. Perr. t. 123, 124. — Psittacus Lory Linn.
3. L. cardinal is (Bodd.) PI. enl. 518. — Psittacus puniceus Gin.
4. L. cceruleatus (Bechst.) Le Vaill. Perr. t. 97- — Psittacus
cyanurus Shaw.
5. L. garru/us (Linn.) Edwards's Birds, pi. 172., PI. enl. 216.
— Psittacus moluccensis Briss., Le Vaill. Perr. t. 96., Swains. Zool.
Illustr. n. s. pi. ; Psittacus aurora Linn.
6. L. superbus Fr. Proc. Z. S. 1845.

• Established by Wagler in 1830 (Abhandl. Akad. Miinchen, 1832, p. 493.). Psittapous of M. Lesson (1831) and Pyrrhodes of Mr.
  

Swainson (183?) are synonymous.