“Adult male.—Green; a deep blue spot on middle of crown; a golden yellow triangular spot on interscapular region; a bright yellow band across lower back; rump and upper tail-coverts scarlet-red; a large scarlet-red patch on throat; wings and tail above green; greater under wing-coverts, inner web of quills underneath, and tail below verditer-blue; tail tipped with yellowish green. ‘Bill and cere black; iris deep brown; feet buffy brown.’ (Davison). Length, about 132; wing, 84; tail, 36; bill, 11; tarsus, 10.

“Adult female.—Green of under parts duller and more yellowish; blue crown-spot duller; orange patch nearly obsolete; no yellow band across lower back; rump and upper tail-coverts duller red, the coverts shorter than in the male; no red patch on throat.

“Young.—Dull green, all the feathers with narrow dusky edges; forehead gray, with a bluish tinge on the sides; no blue spot on crown; no orange patch on interscapulars; rump green, with edges of feathers dull red. ‘Bill, cere, legs, and feet dull yellow; bill shaded dusky.’ (Davison.)” (Salvadori.)

This species is included in the list of Philippine birds on the evidence of a pair of cage birds obtained by Mearns, in Cagayan Sulu. These were probably brought from Borneo.

259. LORICULUS BONAPARTEI Souancé.
BONAPARTE’S COLASISI.

Bongao (Everett); Sulu (Guillemard, Platen, Bourns & Worcester); Tawi Tawi (Bourns & Worcester, Everett).

“Adult male.—Green, under parts a little lighter; head above red, scarlet on the forehead, shading off into a rich orange on the occiput; rump and upper tail-coverts red; a large patch on the throat also red; outer web of the primaries and tail-feathers dark green, the last tipped with lighter green; inner webs of the quills underneath and under surface of the tail-feathers verditer-blue. Bill horny black; feet in the dried skin dusky, nearly black. Length, about 152; wing, 94; tail, 49; bill, 15; tarsus, 11. (Museum Rothschild.)

“Female.—No gular red patch, lores and cheeks blue. (Museum Rothschild.)” (Salvadori.)