APROSMICTUS ERYTHROPTERUS.
Red-winged Lory.
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In Australia, the ^ w i n g e d L|ry, g | | , as my rfgerration has enabled me ^ ( f e g f i s as exclusively an
* > h a h ^ j voM fr in te r ,o r » i j j ^ ^ m t rV a s its jfle& ifc ilie King i f r f i s a denizen of the thick brushes
' ^ e h extend^ alo1^ ^ ^ both, to thc character of
< inlrv this ui^ri P<« § | | « | g Q g inhabit. Phi .-sfin-iS lulls of Acm a p enMa which stretch over
ri<11?1 jg | Australia^ basin-are.tenanted with thousands of this bird, besides
numerous ..th.r sfa jj^ ^oamm'g ihniil ell ^ 1 ^ 1 1 companic o i ^ ^ ^ S r in flocks of a much
1jr1glv,J"<l B B B n|v o ru 'i'7 a S S f id ta ol the extreme beauty
. j l t im appearance of th’^Bgd'-winged Lory, when Seep 8'm $ | t^ v e ry .h r a n c h e s of the Acacia, particu-
‘- f o j f w h |p g ,e tfloclta comprise a$|pge uuinlier.ofr.^[t,m.ilps3frhS goigenus m g 7 t:^ f uhii»e shoulders
oll.r~ -^ -liih inX tjg .o n irist* ^ r.U-. s . ^ i a d ^ o h j p c i . ^ li is rather thinly dispersed among the trees
skirting the.rivers which mtijrsf er dig L iijjp ail PI uu ^liijnlrjui'thyiie towards th e ^ te r io n it increases
'i n .number, and probably extends i ^ t h e y r J ^ J |/ffh e ilitmiqfcjfqr it o 4 s abundant at Port KyfogiL on
'theJiiordi u iu t is U-is fihayq al^uVi udvqUit.from^ ^ tfrA u stra lia and the north-west
^ o a ^ - h a t not las yg^oro'Sjiian Rivpr. InutS^frOM mid.dispositionjit Jiasmuoh o ^ ^ a character of the
~%?£lLor3b 'b^grfflPSose mil indo.iiji f ^ U » V i t ^ l ^ y i r i i r v a n i ^ m u i h more difficult of approach
tli lu^Lbr gb^CraUty- of the Parrot*; and althotfgjjf e &Wifrjiry is .spinet irmWtheicasebit' seldom becomes tame
OF familiar in captivity.
Its powers of flight are fully adequate afcBjsBery wdy! adapted to the extensi^mains it is destined to
inhabit, enabling itteqdjp$D pass, ftS&” itly»,it, ,i gr, it I n ^ j t iu tins a n , . „I rlie plmlflo
abother. Its flight is,, hpjveypr, perfq^e.d'^v^.ig motion of B p wings tdtajly,.'d;ffèf^to^óm that of any other
WjjjÊËËU ■ great fel1^ e f Psittacidce I have seen, and hay 1 upundi, nuiiii* dmefoftbe heavy flapping
manner of the' Pewit, except that tjje flapping motion .^as even sloWes,and mpre'lab^ured, like that of .the
Terns. It has a loud screeching pierciiig'ery, wjii^jfij frequently Hirere'di’irniSSVrgKi'■
Its food consists of berries, thefmiteLSga species of LorantAus, and the pollen of flowers, to which is
added a species of scaly bug-like ingéctfyffieh' infests théjbtaPfMs' its favourite trees; in all probability
smaU caterjiiliars also fonji a part, as I have foupd them in the crops o f several oi^thp P h tjic e r a ." '
It breeds iq the holes< o f the large Euealypti gfqwing on the baijiSiofvrwers; the eggs, which are white,
being four or Avé in number, abmilsajfcmohlimij an eighth long by seven-eighth6 broad.
The sexes, as will be seen in the accompanying-Plate, differ veryuioiiSideriM» in the colouring of theb-
plumage; the young males during thé first two years cannot be distirigtiisbed'froin the female, except h jsïf
dissection.
The male has themead and back *of th,e'beck vetditer green ; throat, all the under surface, edge of the
Shoulder and upper" tail-coverts bright.yellOjtieh green ;« baek black ; ruttîpTszuJme'"blue ; wing-coverts deep
fish crims^n.ji'mjj'ecapular]ey dark gif.™Ltipped]^bJ^;mE, primaries black at the base, with the externa]
webs and the apieal portion of the inner webs deep-grpen ; secondaries black, edged with deep green, and
one or two with a tinge of red at the $jh; tedtexe^angyellnassmg into yellow at the-tip, the extreme end
fringed with pink; under surface of the’tail black, tipped with yellow uudlpinXpjsabbve; irides reddish
orange in some, scarlet in others ; bill rich orange-scarlet; feet olive-brown.
The female has the head and upper surface dull green; under surface dull yellowish green; afew of the
wing-coverts crimson-yed, forming a stripe down blue ; tail-feathers
m o re
largely tipped with pink thap j i f f® malet; irides (dive-brow n '? bill light horn-colour. : .
The Plate represents the two sexes of the natural size.