in favor o f the Moluccas. I would add ftill greater beauties to'
the picfturefque- trees of the iflands. The Erythrina Corallo-
dendron *, with its elegant coral colored fpikes of flowers, are
the greateit haunt of thefe birds. Both contribute to enliven
the ihores o f numbers o f the iflands. Thefe trees love watery
places,. and hang waving over the fea. The beautiful birds
which inhabit its branches, conftitute a valuable article o f commerce
; the natives lying in wait for them, catch numbers by
twigs limed with the vifcus o f the Socci-laBeV
T h e red Atnboina Loeri-, Latbam, i. 210. Pl.Enl. 248. 88; is
the moil: fplendid of the gay kind. The head and body rich
fcarlet; wings green; back and tail o f rich blue.
Red-breaßed-, Latbam, i. 212. Edw. 232. Pl.Enl.61. 90. The
character o f this fpecies is a fcarlet breaft, barred with rich mazarine
blue. The reft o f the colors are o f the moft vivid
brilliancy.
Blue-beaded-, Latbam, i. 2x2. PL Enl. 743.91. Upper part of
the body and tail green; the laft very long; two middle feathers
far exceed the others in length; breaft and belly o f rich red,
blue, and yellow.
Black crowned; Latbam i. 213. Seb. Muf. i. 63. Wings, tail,,
and upper part of the body, rich blue; under part fine light
red.
T he late earl o f O-rford had a parrot, a true Macaw,, which
he was certain came from the Eajl Indies; it was as large as the
Braßlian-, the upper part blue; the lower part of the breaft deep
* Rumph. ii. 232. tab. 76.
yellow.
yellow. This.account Was tranfmitted to Lord Barrington, in a
letter from Lord Orford, AuguJlo&'Ca, 1786.
Violet, Indian-, Latbam, i. 217. Pl.Enl. 143. The predominant
colors are violet and red; the primaries rich yellow.
Beautiful, Latbam, i. 217, compofed o f the richeft colors;
back brown, edged with red. Moluccas f
Crimfon Loeri; Latbam, i. 273.- Edw. 170. PI. Enl. 518. 127.
Brown illujlr.iib. 6. The head, front o f the neck, the breaft, back,
tail, and wings, except the primaries, crimfon ; primaries, belly,
and hind part o f the neck deep blue.
GiloloLoeri-, Latham, i. 274. Sonnerat, 177. tab. 112. PI. Enl.
519.128: entirely fcarlet, except a blue fpot on the vent, a few
black fpots on the wings, and the primaries, which are alfo
black.
Scarlet Loeri-, Latbam, i. 269. 270, N° 76.A .B . Edw. s-ji.
Pl.Enl. 216. 123: o f tranfeendent beauty; head and body fcarlet;
a rich fpot of yellow on the back, and on the ridge of each wing;
wings and tail o f a fine green ; primaries black, the reft fcarlet.
Grand Loeri -, Latbam, i. 275. PI. Enl. 683. Vofmaer, tab. 7 ;
of equal beauty; head, back, and wings, and upper part o f the
tail rich fcarlet; neck, breaft, belly, and primaries fine deep
blue ; vent and tip o f the tail yellow; a large fpecies. Vofmaer
certainly miftakes Ceylon for its place.
Green and red Loeri; Latbam, i. 278. PL Enl. 514. 130. Edw.
231. Sonnerat, 174. tab. 108. The head, neck, breaft, belly,
back, and coverts o f wings the richeft green; ridge of the wings
and primaries fine blue ; under coverts o f the wings fcarlet; on
the belly a few blood-red and blue fpots.
Molucca;